Applied Behavioural Psychology (1)

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Positive Reinforcement
The application of a positive stimulus increases the likelihood of a behaviour occurring again
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Positive Punishment
The application of a negative stimulus decreases the likelihood of a behaviour occurring again
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Negative Reinforcement
The removal of a negative stimulus increases the likelihood of a behaviour occurring again
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Negative Punishment
The removal of a positive stimulus decreases the likelihood of a behaviour occurring again; response cost
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Behaviour
Everything an organism does, including thinking & feeling
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Applied Behavioural Analysis (ABA)
The use of behavioural principles to solve practical problems
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Learning
Acquisition, change & maintenance of behaviour due to lifetime events
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Reflex
Respondent behaviour elicited by biologically relevant stimuli can be conditioned
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Respondent Conditioning
US elicits UR - NS-US pairing - NS elicits CR
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Conditioned Stimulus (CS)
A previously NS paired with a US comes to elicit a reflex
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Unconditioned Stimulus (US)
A stimulus that elicits a biological reflex
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Operant Extinction
Withholding of a previously available reinforcer eventually stops a behaviour
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Respondent Extinction
Presentation of CS without US shows decline in strength of CR
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Extinction Burst
Increased frequency, intensity & variability of behaviour at beginning of extinction
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Discriminative Stimulus
Antecedent signals that consequences are available for a behaviour
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Motivating Operation
Context; changes the value of a reinforcer; establishes or abolishes
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Positive Punishment

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The application of a negative stimulus decreases the likelihood of a behaviour occurring again

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Negative Reinforcement

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Negative Punishment

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Behaviour

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