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JKP Unit 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Behavior | Everything that an organism does |
| Public Behavior | Behavior that can be observed by others |
| Private Behavior | Behavior that cannot be observed by others |
| Response | specific instance of behavior |
| Response Cycle | The beginning, middle, and end of a response |
| Property | fundamental quality of a natural event |
| Dimensional Quantity | quantifiable aspect of a property |
| Temporal Locus | Responses occur in time |
| Latency | time between a stimulus and a response |
| Temporal Extent | All responses have durations |
| Duration | time between beginning and end of the response cycle |
| Repeatability | Responses can reoccur |
| Countability | Count or frequency |
| Inter-response time | time between two successive responses |
| Rate | Cycles per unit time |
| Celeration | Increase or decrease in rate over time |
| Topography | Physical nature of a response |
| Magnitude | Intensity with which a response is emitted |
| Function | Effect of a response on the environment |
| Manipulandum | Physical object that can be manipulated |
| Response class | Responses grouped by topography or function |
| Topographic Response Class | Group of responses that share a common form |
| Functional Response Class | Group of responses that have the same effect on the environment |
| Environment | Total constellation of stimuli which can affect behavior |
| Stimulus | Change in the environment which can affect behavior |
| Static stimulus condition | Environment remains constant |
| Antecedent | Stimulus which precedes a response |
| Consequence | Stimulus which follows a response |
| Evoke | Behavior likely to occur under present conditions |
| Abate | Behavior not likely to occur under present conditions |