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Introduction to Learning and Behavior-Chapter 2 Vocab

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Appetitive stimulus   show
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show An event that an organism will avoid  
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Baseline   show
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show A descriptive research approach that involves intensive examination of one or a few individuals  
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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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Contingency   show
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Control group design   show
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Covert behavior   show
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show A device that measures total number of responses over time and provides a graphic depiction of the rate of behavior  
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Dependent variable   show
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Deprivation   show
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Descriptive research   show
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show The length of time that an individual repeatedly or continuously performs a certain behavior  
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show A procedure that affects the appetitiveness or aversiveness of a stimulus  
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show The relationship between changes in an independent variable and changes in a dependent variable; a cause-and-effect relationship  
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Independent variable   show
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Intensity   show
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show The measurement of whether or not a behavior occurs within a series of continuous intervals. (The number of times that it occurs within each interval is irrelevant).  
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show The length of time required for a behavior to begin  
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Multiple-baseline design   show
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Naturalistic observation   show
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show Behavior that has the potential for being directly observed by an individual other than the one performing the behavior  
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Rate of response   show
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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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show The prolonged exposure to (or consumption of) an event that tends to decrease the appetitiveness of that event  
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Simple-comparison design   show
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show A research design that requires only one or a few subjects in order to conduct an entire experiment  
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Spatial contiguity   show
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Speed   show
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show Any event that can potentially influence behavior  
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Temporal contiguity   show
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Time sample recording   show
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Topography   show
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Variable   show
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