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Reinforcement Theory
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- 1what is an escape?an aversive stimulus is terminated following a occurrence of the behaviour
- 2what is avoidance?stimulus is prevented from occurring by an occurrence of the behaviour
- 3what is an unconditioned reinforcer?stimulus changes that function as reinforcers without any prior conditioning history
- 4what is a conditioned reinforcer?stimuli that have acquired their function because of a relationship with other reinforcers
- 5what is the premack principle?higher probability behaviours reinforce lower probability behaviours
- 6what is a molar approach to understanding avoidance?reduction in overall aversive stimulation as the reinforcer for escape/ avoidance behaviour
- 7what is the molecular approach?on average responding increasing the delay to the next aversive stimulus
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- 300 Psychology 314 Flashcards on Reinforcement Theory, created by Karissa Paterson on 15/08/2018.
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