Cooper CH 2 Flashcards
Antecedent
an environmental condition or stimulus charge existing or occurring to a behavior of interest
unconditioned reinforcer
a stimulus or event that strengthens a response without any know history of conditioning
stimulus control
change in behavior that occurs when either an SD or S-delta is presented
stimulus class
stimuli that vary physically but have a common effect on behavior
response class
refers to all forms of performance with a similar function
respondent conditioning
when a non-functional event is paired with an unconditioned stimulus
repertoire
the behaviors that an organism is capable of performing
reinforcer
a stimulus that increases the likeliness to occur again contingent on its removal or presentation
reinforcement
the increase in frequency of an operant behavior when it produces reinforcement
reflex
respondent behavior elicited by a biologically relevant stimulus
punishment
decreases the rate of response when an operant produces punishers
punisher
an event or stimulus that decreases the rate of operant behavior
positive punishment
when the delivery of a stimulus or event decreases the rate of response
operant conditioning
the regulation of behavior by its consequence
negative reinforcement
the procedure of maintaining or increasing behavior by removing an aversive stimulus
negative punishment
when the removal of a stimulus or event decreases the rate of a response
motivating operations
affect relevant learning and performance with respect to a particular reinforcer or aversive condition
history of reinforcement
past experiences with reinforcement in a particular context or situation
habituation
with repeated presentation of the US, the UR gradually declines in magnitude
environment
all the events and stimuli that are detectable by an organism and influence behavior
extinction
when the occurrence of a behavior no longer occurs due to the removal of reinforcement
discriminative stimulus
an event or stimulus that precedes an operant and sets the occasion for its occurrence (SD)
contingency
the relationship between the antecedent, behavior, and consequence
Conditioned stimulus
an arbitrary stimulus that is associated with a US to elicit reflexive behavior
conditioned reinforcer
an event that is effective beacause of the organisms life history
conditioned reflex
Pavlov’s term for reflexive behaviors conditioned to occur before important environmental events
behavior
everything an organism does including covert actions like thinking and feeling
aversive stimulus
environmental stimulus or even an organism escapes or avoids
