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Learning_6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| (1) a discriminative stimulus that precedes the response and signals a consequence is available, (2) a response that produces a certain consequence, (3) the consequence that increases or decreases the probability of that response | Components of an operant conditioning process. (3) |
| an antecedent event, a behavior, a consequence; notice something, do something, get something | three-term contingency (ABC) (2) |
| avoidance behavior | Behavior that occurs before the aversive stimulus is presented and therefore prevents its delivery. |
| contrived reinforcer | A reinforcer deliberately arranged to modify a behavior, not a typical consequence of the behavior in that setting. |
| discriminative stimulus (SD) | A stimulus in the presence of which responses are reinforced and in the absence of which they are not reinforced. |
| discriminative stimulus for extinction (S∆) | Label for a stimulus that signals the absence of reinforcement. |
| discriminative stimulus for punishment | Label for a stimulus that signals that a response will be punished. |
| escape behavior | A behavior that results in the termination of an aversive stimulus. |
| extrinsic reinforcement | The reinforcement provided by a consequence that is external to the behavior. |
| generalized (or generalized secondary) reinforcer | A type of secondary reinforcer that has been associated with several other reinforcers. |
| intrinsic reinforcement | Reinforcement provided by the mere act of performing the behavior; its performance is inherently reinforcing. |
| law of effect (Thorndike) | The proposition that behaviors that lead to a satisfying state of affairs are strengthened, "stamped in," while behaviors that lead to an unsatisfying or annoying state of affairs are weakened, "stamped out." |
| natural reinforcer | A reinforcer that is a typical consequence of the behavior within that setting. |
| negative punishment | The removal of a stimulus (usually pleasant or rewarding) following a response, which then leads to a decrease in the future strength of that response. |
| negative reinforcement | The removal of a stimulus (usually unpleasant or aversive) following a response, which then leads to an increase in the future strength of that response. |
| operant behavior | A class of emitted responses that result in certain consequences and, in turn, affect the future probability or strength of those responses. |
| operant conditioning | A type of learning in which the future probability of a behavior is affected by its consequences. |
| positive punishment | The presentation of a stimulus (usually unpleasant or aversive) following a response, which then leads to a decrease in the future strength of that response. |
| positive reinforcement | The presentation of a stimulus (usually pleasant or rewarding) following a response, which then leads to an increase in the future strength of that response. |
| primary reinforcer (unconditioned reinforcer) | An event that is innately reinforcing. (2) |
| punisher | An event that (1) follows a behavior and (2) decreases the future probability of that behavior. |
| reinforcer | An event that (1) follows a behavior and (2) increases the future probability of that behavior. |
| secondary reinforcer (conditioned reinforcer) | An event that is reinforcing because it has been associated with some other reinforcer. (2) |
| shaping | The gradual creation of new operant behavior through reinforcement of successive approximations to that behavior. |
| the reward is (1) expected, (2) tangible, (3) given for simply performing the activity | Conditions when rewards undermine intrinsic motivation. (3) |
| three-term contingency | The relationship between a discriminative stimulus, an operant behavior, and a reinforcer or punisher. |