Unit 4 Definitions Flashcards
(7 cards)
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Punishment
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A behavioral process in which a stimulus change follows a response and the future probability of such responding decreases
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Punisher
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A stimulus change that decreases the future probability of responses that precede it
3
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Positive punisher
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A stimulus change that involves adding something to the environment and serves as a punisher
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Negative punisher
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A stimulus change that involves taking something away from the environment and serves as a punisher
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Unconditioned punisher
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A stimulus change that serves as a punisher in the absence of a learning hx
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Conditioned punisher
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A stimulus change that serves as a punisher b/c of an individual’s learning hx
7
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Operant extinction
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A process that reduces bx by failing to reinforce a previously reinforced response
