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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 the stimulus from which escape is a reinforcer. |
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| A contingency in which a response terminates in 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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| involves the termination, reduction, or postponement of a stimulus contingent on the occurrence of a response, which leads to an increase in the future occurrence of that response. |
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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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