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Introduction to Learning and Behavior-Chapter 2 Vocab

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Appetitive stimulus   show
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Aversive stimulus   show
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Baseline   show
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Case Study Approach   show
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show A type of single-subject design in which the effect of the treatment is demonstrated by the extent to which the behavior matches a criterion that is systematically altered  
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show A predictive relationship between two events such that the occurrence of one event predicts the probable occurrence of the other.  
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Control group design   show
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show Behavior that can be subjectively perceived only by the person performing the behavior. Thoughts and feelings are covert behaviors  
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Cumulative recorder   show
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show That aspect of an experiment that is allowed to freely vary to determine if it is affected by changes in the independent variable  
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Deprivation   show
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Descriptive research   show
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Duration   show
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show A procedure that affects the appetitiveness or aversiveness of a stimulus  
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Functional relationship   show
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show That aspect of an experiment that is made to systematically vary across the different conditions in an experiment  
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show The force or magnitude of a behavior  
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Interval recording   show
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Latency   show
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show A type of single-subject design in which a treatment is instituted at successive points in time for two or more persons, settings, or behaviors  
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Naturalistic observation   show
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Overt behavior   show
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show The frequency with which a response occurs in a certain period of time  
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show A particular instance of a behavior  
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show A type of single-subject design that involves repeated alternations between a baseline period and a treatment period  
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Satiation   show
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Simple-comparison design   show
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Single-subject design   show
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Spatial contiguity   show
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show The amount of time required to perform a complete episode of a behavior from start to finish  
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Stimulus   show
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Temporal contiguity   show
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Time sample recording   show
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show The physical form of a behavior  
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show A characteristic of a person, place, or thing that can change (vary) over time or from one situation to another  
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