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Discrimination in operant conditioning
the tendency to respond to stimuli that signal that a behavior will or will not be reinforced |
Discrimination
in operant conditioning
the tendency to respond to stimuli that signal that a behavior will or will not be reinforced |
Extinction in classical conditioning the situation, where a
previously reinforced behavior is no longer reinforced, there is a decreased
tendency to perform the behavior
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Extinction in classical conditioning the situation, where a
previously reinforced behavior is no longer reinforced, there is a decreased
tendency to perform the behavior
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Reinforcement the process by which a stimulus or an event
strengthens or increases the probability of a behavior or an event that it
follows
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Reinforcement the process by which a stimulus or an event
strengthens or increases the probability of a behavior or an event that it
follows
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Positive reinforcement following a behavior with a rewarding
stimulus to increase the frequency of the behavior
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Positive reinforcement following a behavior with a rewarding
stimulus to increase the frequency of the behavior
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Negative reinforcement following a behavior with the removal of an
unpleasant stimulus to increase the frequency of the behavior
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Negative reinforcement following a behavior with the removal of an
unpleasant stimulus to increase the frequency of the behavior
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Primary reinforcement the use of reinforcers that are innately
satisfying
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Primary reinforcement the use of reinforcers that are innately
satisfying
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Secondary reinforcement the use of reinforcers that are conditioned
or learned
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Secondary reinforcement the use of reinforcers that are conditioned
or learned
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Punishment a consequence that decreases the likelihood a behavior
will occur
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Punishment a consequence that decreases the likelihood a behavior
will occur
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Positive punishment a behavior decreases when it is follows by an
unpleasant stimulus
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Positive punishment a behavior decreases when it is follows by an
unpleasant stimulus
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Negative punishment a behavior that decreases when a positive
stimulus is removed from it
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Negative punishment a behavior that decreases when a positive
stimulus is removed from it
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General adaptation syndrome Hans Selye term for the common affects
on the body when demands are placed on it: alarm then resistance then
exhaustion.
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General adaptation syndrome Hans Selye term for the common affects
on the body when demands are placed on it: alarm then resistance then
exhaustion.
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Delay of gratification putting off a pleasurable experience in the
interest of some larger but later reward
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Delay of gratification putting off a pleasurable experience in the
interest of some larger but later reward
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Classical conditioning learning by which a neutral stimulus becomes
associated with a meaningful stimulus and acquires the capacity to elicit a
similar response
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Classical conditioning learning by which a neutral stimulus becomes
associated with a meaningful stimulus and acquires the capacity to elicit a
similar response
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