vocab 2

Question 1

operant conditioning

Answer 1

learning through rewards and punishments for behavior.

Question 2

reinforcement

Answer 2

is a stimulus that increases the likelihood of a behavior.

Question 3

shaping

Answer 3

is reinforcing small steps toward a desired behavior.

Question 4

aversive control

Answer 4

process of influencing behavior by unpleasant stimuli

Question 5

escape conditioning

Answer 5

training of an organism to remove an unpleasant stimulus

Question 6

response chain

Answer 6

a sequence of learned behaviors leading to a goal.