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14 Cards in this Set
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operant conditioning |
the occurance of an event is increased or decreased by consequences |
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primary reinforcer |
we respond to instinctively without learning under the right condition |
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conditioned or secondary reinforcers |
stimuli to which we have learned to respond to through their association with the primary reinforcers. |
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positive reinforcement |
a response is made stronger when it is followed by a consequence |
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negative reinforcement |
a response is made weaker when it is followed by a consequence. |
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extinction |
the elimination of a response by withdrawing what ever reinforcer was paired with it. |
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discrimination |
learning to distinguish among similar stimuli and respond only to the appropriate one. |
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shaping |
reinforcement of successive approximations of a desired response until it achieves a desired form. |
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stimulus equivalence |
people can learn new stimulus connections by transferring responses from one set of stimuli to another similar set. |
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derived stimulus relations |
A stimulus can obtain a new stimulus response connection. |
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systematic desensitization |
if a response antagonistic to the negative response is presented at the same time as provoking stimuli, the response will extinguish. |
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contingency management |
manipulation of the consequences of a response in order to change the frequency. |
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self efficacy |
all behavior is regulated by cognitive experiences |
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cognitive appraisal |
personal evaluation of stimuli |
