Vocab Words - Exam Flashcards
Positive Reinforcement
A stimulus that increases the frequency of a response it follows
Check the Assumed Reinforcer
Before spending much time trying to reinforce behavior, make sure you have a true reinforcer
Automatic Reinforcement
The response itself automatically produces the reinforcer
Socially Mediated Reinforcement
Another person provides the reinforcer
Behavioral Contingency
The occasion for a response, the response, and the outcome of the response
Negative Reinforcement Contingency
The response-contingent removal of a negative reinforcer resulting in an increased frequency of that response
Negative Reinforcer (Aversive Stimulus)
A stimulus that increases the future frequency of a response that its removal follows
Negative Punishment Contingency (Pentalty)
The response-contingent removal of a positive reinforcer resulting in a decreased frequency of that response
Punisher
A stimulus that decreases the future frequency of a response that its presentation follows
Positive Punishment Contingency
The response-contingent presentation of a punisher resulting in a decreased frequency of that response
Extinction
Stopping the positive or negative reinforcement contingency for a previously reinforced response causes the response frequency to decrease
Spontaneous Recovery
A temporary recovery of the extinguished behavior
Recovery from Punishment
Stopping the positive or negative Punishment Contingency for a previously punished response causes the frequency to increase to its frequency before the positive or negative punishment contingency
Unconditioned Reinforcer
A stimulus that is a reinforcer though not as a result of pairing with another reinforcer
Unconditioned Punisher
A stimulus that is a punisher though not as a result of pairing with another stimulus
