(psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus
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Positive reinforcing stimulus
a reinforcing stimulus that serves to increase the likelihood of the response that produces it
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(psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus
Used in the same subject area: Behavioural psychology, Psychology.(psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it
Used in the same subject area: Behavioural psychology, Psychology.(psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it
Used in the same subject area: Behavioural psychology, Psychology.(psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it
Used in the same subject area: Behavioural psychology, Psychology.(psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus
Used in the same subject area: Behavioural psychology, Psychology.(psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus
Used in the same subject area: Behavioural psychology, Psychology.an approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behavior
Used in the same subject area: Behavioural psychology, Psychology.an approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behavior
Used in the same subject area: Behavioural psychology, Psychology.an approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behavior
Used in the same subject area: Behavioural psychology, Psychology.an approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behavior
Used in the same subject area: Behavioural psychology, Psychology.conditioning that pairs a neutral stimulus with a stimulus that evokes a reflex; the stimulus that evokes the reflex is given whether…
Used in the same subject area: Behavioural psychology, Psychology.a learning process in which an organism's behavior becomes dependent on the occurrence of a stimulus in its environment
Used in the same subject area: Behavioural psychology, Psychology.conditioning in which an operant response is brought under stimulus control by virtue of presenting reinforcement contingent upon the…
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A noun suffix denoting that which pertains to, or serves for; as in ambulatory, that which serves for walking; consistory, factory, et…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: reinforcing, stimulus, serves, increase, likelihood.(neurophysiology) a nerve impulse resulting from a weak stimulus is just as strong as a nerve impulse resulting from a strong stimulus
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: reinforcing, stimulus, serves, increase, likelihood.any of a large variety of proteins normally present in the body or produced in response to an antigen which it neutralizes, thus produ…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: reinforcing, stimulus, serves, increase, likelihood.Probability; likelihood.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: reinforcing, stimulus, serves, increase, likelihood.A possibility; a likelihood; an opportunity; -- with reference to a doubtful result; as, a chance to escape; a chance for life; the ch…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: reinforcing, stimulus, serves, increase, likelihood.conditioning in which a second incompatible response is conditioned to an already conditioned stimulus; "counter conditioning lies beh…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: reinforcing, stimulus, serves, increase, likelihood.The want of likelihood; improbability.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: reinforcing, stimulus, serves, increase, likelihood.That which serves to incite, support, promote, or advance, as favor, countenance, reward, etc.; incentive; increase of confidence; as,…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: reinforcing, stimulus, serves, increase, likelihood.the electrical response of the central nervous system produced by an external stimulus; "he measured evoked potentials with an electro…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: reinforcing, stimulus, serves, increase, likelihood.a conditioning process in which the reinforcer is removed and a conditioned response becomes independent of the conditioned stimulus
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: reinforcing, stimulus, serves, increase, likelihood.a conditioning process in which the reinforcer is removed and a conditioned response becomes independent of the conditioned stimulus
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: reinforcing, stimulus, serves, increase, likelihood.Anything that serves to feed or increase passion or excitement.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: reinforcing, stimulus, serves, increase, likelihood.guidance for prospective parents on the likelihood of genetic disorders in their future children
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: reinforcing, stimulus, serves, increase, likelihood.any substance or organism that provokes an immune response (produces immunity) when introduced into the body
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: reinforcing, stimulus, serves, increase, likelihood.any substance or organism that provokes an immune response (produces immunity) when introduced into the body
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: reinforcing, stimulus, serves, increase, likelihood.with considerable certainty; without much doubt; "He is probably out of the country"; "in all likelihood we are headed for war"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: reinforcing, stimulus, serves, increase, likelihood.with considerable certainty; without much doubt; "He is probably out of the country"; "in all likelihood we are headed for war"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: reinforcing, stimulus, serves, increase, likelihood.operant conditioning that pairs a response with a reinforcement in discrete trials; reinforcement occurs only after the response is gi…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: reinforcing, stimulus, serves, increase, likelihood.
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