Cooper Chapter 12 - Negative Reinforcement Flashcards
avoidance contingency
A contingency in which a response prevents or postpones the presentation of a stimulus
conditioned negative reinforcer
A previously neutral stimulus change that functions as a negative reinforcer because of prior pairing with one or more negative reinforcers.
discriminated avoidance
A contingency in which responding in the presence of a signal prevents the onset of a stimulus from which escape is a reinforcer
escape contingency
A contingency in which a response terminates (produces _____ from) an ongoing stimulus
free-operant avoidance
A contingency in which responses at any time during an interval prior to the scheduled onset of an aversive stimulus delays the presentation of the aversive stimulus.
unconditioned negative reinforcer
A stimulus that functions as a negative reinforcer as a result of the evolutionary development of the species (phylogeny); no prior learning is involved
A contingency in which a response prevents or postpones the presentation of a stimulus
avoidance contingency
A previously neutral stimulus change that functions as a negative reinforcer because of prior pairing with one or more negative reinforcers.
conditioned negative reinforcer
A contingency in which responding in the presence of a signal prevents the onset of a stimulus from which escape is a reinforcer
discriminated avoidance
A contingency in which a response terminates (produces _____ from) an ongoing stimulus
escape contingency
A contingency in which responses at any time during an interval prior to the scheduled onset of an aversive stimulus delays the presentation of the aversive stimulus.
free-operant avoidance
A stimulus that functions as a negative reinforcer as a result of the evolutionary development of the species (phylogeny); no prior learning is involved
unconditioned negative reinforcer
