chapter 15

Question 1

avoidance contingency

Answer 1

the response-contingent prevention of an aversive condition resulting in an increased frequency of that response

Question 2

warning stimulus

Answer 2

a stimulus that precedes an aversive condition and thus becomes a learned aversive stimulus

Question 3

avoidance-of-loss contingency

Answer 3

the response-contingent prevention of a loss of a reinforcer resulting in an increased frequency of that response