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A contingency in which a response prevents or postpones the presentation of a stimulus. (Compare to escape contingency.)
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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. (See also negative reinforcer; compare to unconditioned negative reinforcer.) |
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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. (See also discriminative stimulus, discriminated operant, free-operant avoidance, and stimulus control.) |
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A contingency in which a response terminates (produces escape from) an ongoing stimulus. (Compare to avoidance contingency.) |
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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. (Contrast with discriminated avoidance.) |
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A contingency in which the occurrence of a response is followed immediately by the termination, reduction, postponement, or avoidance of a stimulus, and which leads to an increase in the future occurrence of similar responses.
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unconditioned negative reinforcer |
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Stimuli whose removal strengthens behavior in the absence of prior learning. Typically are noxious events such as shock, loud noise, extremely high or low temps, etc |
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