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avoidance contingency
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A contingency in which a response prevents or postpones the presentation of a stimulus (compare with escape contingency)
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conditioned negative reinforcer
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A previously neutral stimulus change that functions as a negative reinforcer because of prior pairing with one or more negative reinforcers
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discriminated avoidance
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A contingency in which responding in the presence of a signal prevents the onset of a stimulus from which escape is a reinforcer
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escape contingency
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A contingency in which a response terminates (produces escape from) an ongoing stimulus
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free operant avoidance
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A contingency in which responses at any time during an interval prior to the scheduled onset of an aversive stimulus delays the presentation of the aversive stimulus
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negative reinforcement
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A contingency where the occurence of a response produces the removal, termination, reduction, or postponement of a stimulus, which leads to an increase in the future occurence of that response
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unconditioned negative reinforcer
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A stimulus that functions as a negative reinforceras a result of the evolutionary development of the species (phylogeny); no prior learning is involved (e.g., shock, loud noise, intense light, extreme pressures against the body)
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