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| a contingency in which a response prevents or postpones the presentation of a stimulus |
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| conditioned negative reinforcer |
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| a previously neutral stimulus change that functions as a negative reinforcer because of prior pairing with one or more negative reinforcers. |
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| a contingency in which responding in the presence of a signal prevents the onset of a stimulus from which escape is a reinforcer |
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| a contingency in which a response terminates an ongoing stimulus |
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| a contingency in which responses at any time during an interval prior to the scheduled onset of an aversive stimulus delays the presentation of the aversive stimulus |
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| occurs when a behavior is followed immediately by the removal of a stimulus whose removal increases the future frequency of the behavior in similar conditions |
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| unconditioned negative reinforcer |
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| a stimulus that functions as a negative reinforcer as a result of the evolutionary development of the species (phylogeny); no prior learning is involved |
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