Week 7 SAFMEDS — Terms and Definitions

Vocabulary flashcards covering core terms and definitions from Week 7 SAFMEDS.

Automatic Reinforcement

When a behavior produces its own reinforcer without another person needing to provide it.

Conditioned Reinforcer

A stimulus that becomes reinforcing through learning or being paired with other reinforcers.

Discriminative Stimulus (SD)

A stimulus that signals reinforcement is available for a specific behavior.

Generalized Conditioned Reinforcer

A learned reinforcer that has been paired with many different reinforcers.

Positive Reinforcement

Adding a stimulus after a behavior, which makes that behavior more likely to happen again.

Positive Reinforcer

A stimulus that is added after a behavior and increases the likelihood of that behavior happening again.

Premack Principle

Using a preferred or more likely behavior to reinforce a less preferred or less likely behavior.

Reinforcer

A consequence that increases the future likelihood of a behavior.

Reinforcement

The process of increasing behavior through its consequences.

Reinforcer Assessment

A procedure used to determine whether a stimulus or activity increases a behavior.

Rule-Governed Behavior

Behavior controlled by a rule or instruction that describes what to do or what will happen.

Socially Mediated Contingency

A situation in which another person provides the consequence that reinforces a behavior.

Stimulus Preference Assessment

A procedure used to identify which stimuli or activities a person prefers.

Unconditioned Reinforcer

A stimulus that reinforces behavior without prior learning, such as food, water, or oxygen.