The rules that control the timing and frequency of reinforcer delivery to increase the likelihood a target behavior will happen again, strengthen or continue
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Continuous Reinforcement
reinforcing the desired response every time it occurs
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Partial (intermittent) Reinforcement
reinforcing a response only part of time
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Fixed-ratio schedule
in operant conditioning, a reinforcement schedule that reinforces a response only after a specified amount of time. Rapid rate of response, but short post-reinforcement pauses.
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Variable-ratio schedule
in operant conditioning a reinforcement schedule that reinforces a response only after an unpredictable number of responses
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Fixed Interval Schedule
in operant conditioning, a reinforcement schedule that reinforces a response only after a specified amount of time. No response during interval is enforced.
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Variable Interval Schedule
In operant conditioning, a reinforcement schedule that reinforces a response at unpredictable time intervals.
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Punishment
a goal to decrease occurrence of behavior
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Positive Punishment
adding an aversive consequence after an undesired behavior
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Negative Punishment
taking away a certain reinforcing item after the undesired behavior happens in order to decrease future responses
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Intrinsic Motivation
desire to perform a behavior for its own sake
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Extrinsic Motivation
desire to perform behavior for rewards or avoidance of punishment
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Observational/vicarious learning
the process of learning by watching the behaviors of others
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Modeling
the process of observing behavior & imitating a specific behavior.
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Live Model
real life person one can observe
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Mirror Neurons
frontal lobe neurons that some scientists believe fire when we perform certain actions or observe another doing so.
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Prosocial Behavior
behavior that benefits other people or society as a whole
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