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Shaping
Definition Shaping is a method in operant conditioning where complex behaviors are learned by rei...
Negative Punishment
Definition Negative punishment in operant conditioning refers to a behavior modification techniqu...
Positive Punishment
Definition Positive punishment in operant conditioning refers to a process where an aversive stim...
Negative Reinforcement
Definition Negative reinforcement is a concept in operant conditioning where a behavior is streng...
Positive Reinforcement
Definition Positive reinforcement is a concept within operant conditioning, a learning theory tha...
Law of Effect
Definition The Law of Effect, introduced by psychologist Edward Thorndike in the early 20th centu...
Behaviorism
Definition Behaviorism is a psychological approach that focuses on understanding how people learn...
Habituation
Definition Habituation in classical conditioning refers to a decrease in response to a repeated, ...
Stimulus Generalization
Definition Stimulus generalization in classical conditioning refers to a phenomenon where an orga...
Stimulus Discrimination
Definition Stimulus Discrimination: The process by which an organism learns to respond differentl...
Spontaneous Recovery
Definition Spontaneous recovery refers to a phenomenon in classical conditioning where a conditio...
Extinction
Definition Extinction in classical conditioning refers to the process by which a conditioned resp...
Acquisition
Definition Acquisition in classical conditioning refers to the process of learning a new associat...
Higher-order Conditioning
Definition Higher-order conditioning is a concept in classical conditioning where a neutral stimu...
Conditioned Response
Definition A conditioned response is a learned reaction to a specific stimulus that occurs after ...
Conditioned Stimulus
Definition A conditioned stimulus (CS) is a neutral signal or event that, after being repeatedly ...
Neutral Stimulus
Definition A neutral stimulus is a stimulus that does not naturally elicit a specific response fr...
Unconditioned Response
Definition An unconditioned response refers to an automatic, instinctive reaction to a stimulus t...
Unconditioned Stimulus
Definition An unconditioned stimulus is something that naturally and automatically triggers a res...
Non-associative Learning
Definition Non-associative learning refers to a type of learning process where an organism learns...