Psyc Of Learning Test #2

Front 1

Premack Principle

Back 1

If one activity occurs more often than another, the opportunity to do the most frequent activity will reinforce the less freq. one. (ex: u can watch TV after u finish ur HW.)

Front 2

Generalized Reinforcer

Back 2

A learned reinforcer that is a reinforcer because it was paired with a variety of other reinforcers when the organism has been deprived of those other reinforcers.

Front 3

(S)D

Back 3

A stimulus in the presence of which a contingency is operative

Front 4

(S)∆

Back 4

A stimulus in the presence of which a contingency is NOT operative.(Leads to same as "before").

Front 5

Stimulus Discrimination

Back 5

The occurrence of a response more frequently in the presence of one stimulus than in the presence of another

Front 6

Stimulus Class

Back 6

A set of stimuli which all have some common physical property

Front 7

Stimulus Generalization

Back 7

Responding the same with a different stimulus.

Front 8

Generalized Imitation

Back 8

Imitation of a model without previous reinforcement of imitation of that specific response

Front 9

Avoidance Contingency

Back 9

The immediate response-contingent prevention of an aversive condition--resulting in increased freq. of that response