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Operant Conditioning
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- 1PunishmentAny event following a response that decreases the likelihood of the response occurring again because it introduces an unpleasant stimulus
- 2Secondary ReinforcerA reinforcer that has no value of its own but can be exchanged for a primary reinforcer that does have value
- 3Primary ReinforcerA natural, non-learnt reinforcer that produces comfort, ends discomfort, or fills an immediate need
- 4ShapingAn operant training technique that involves reinforcing successive responses that closely resemble or progress
- 5Operant Stimulus GeneralisationThe tendency to respond to stimuli similar to stimuli that precede operant reinforcement
- 6Operant Stimulus DiscriminationThe ability to differentiate between stimuli similar to the stimuli that signal reinforcement and non-reinforcement
- 7Operant Spontaneous RecoveryThe reappearance of a previously reinforced response after a period of apparent extinction
- 8Operant ExtinctionWhen the learnt response gradually decreases in strength or rate of response after reinforcement stops
- 9PunisherAny unpleasant stimulus that reduces the likelihood of an unwanted behaviour occurring again
- 10Operant ConditioningA learning process which the likelihood of a behaviour being repeated is determined by the consequences of that behaviour
- 11Variable IntervalA type of partial reinforcement where a reinforcer is only given for the first correct response after a varied amount of time
- 12Variable RatioA type of partial reinforcement where a varied number of correct responses must be made before receiving reinforcement
- 13Fixed RatioA type of partial reinforcement where a set of correct responses must be made before obtaining reinforcement
- 14Partial ReinforcementA schedule of reinforcement where a reinforcer follows only some (not all) correct responses
- 15Continuous ReinforcementA schedule of reinforcement where a reinforcer follows every correct response
- 16Negative ReinforcementWhen a response removes, reduces or prevents an unpleasant stimulus and creates a positive consequence; it increases or strengthens the likelihood of the response occurring again
- 17Positive ReinforcementWhen a pleasant or desirable event follows a response and generally increases or strengthens the likelihood of that response occurring again
- 18Operant ReinforcerAny event that follows a response and increases the probability of the response being repeated (or strengthened)
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- Australian Capital Territory - Australian Capital Territory Year 12 Certificate Psychology (Learning Theories) Flashcards on Operant Conditioning, created by Mary :) on 10/06/2013.
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