Stimulus And Stimulus Class

Question 0

Stimulus

Answer 0

Any condition, event, or change in the physical world

Question 1

Stimulus class

Answer 1

A group of stimuli with one or more common properties.

Question 2

Reinforcer

Answer 2

A stimulus change is a reinforcer if, when made contingent upon behavior, it increases the future probability of that behavior

Question 3

Stimulus change decrement

Answer 3

Occurs when a decrease in responding is due to a change in the SD

Question 4

Verbal behavior

Answer 4

Behavior reinforced through the mediation of other persons. It can be any form, mode or medium. Any movement by a speaker that could affect another organism is verbal behavior

Question 5

Generalization gradient

Answer 5

Refers to the diminishing rate of responding as the SD increasingly varies from the original SD