Operant Conditioning

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reinforcement

a consequence that increases the likelihood that a behavior will occur again

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punishment

a consequence that decreases the likelihood that a behavior will occur again

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primary reinforcement

a reinforcing stimulus that relies on an innate biological need

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secondary reinforcement

a reinforcing stimulus that is learned through association with a biological need

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positive reinforcement

the introduction of a pleasant stimulus to increase the likelihood that a behavior will occur again

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negative reinforcement

the removal of an unpleasant stimulus to increase the likelihood that a behavior will occur again

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positive punishment

the introduction of an unpleasant stimulus to decrease the likelihood that a behavior will occur again

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negative punishment

the removal of a pleasant stimulus to decrease the likelihood that a behavior will occur

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reinforcement discrimination

the ability to recognize the difference between situations and whether or not a behavior will be reinforced

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reinforcement generalization

the tendency for a behavior learned in one situation to occur in a separate, but similar, situation

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continuous reinforcement

reinforcement schedule that reinforces every instance of a behavior