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Reinforcement

In behavioral psychology, reinforcement refers to consequences that increase the likelihood of an organism's future behavior, typically in the presence of a particular antecedent stimulus. For example, a rat can be trained to push a lever to receive food whenever a light is turned on; in this example, the light is the antecedent stimulus, the lever…

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Operant conditioning

Natural and artificial reinforcement

Intermittent reinforcement schedules

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related to Compound schedules · 20
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related to Other reinforcement terms · 15
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related to history · 12
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related to Superimposed schedules · 12
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related to Shaping · 9
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related to Addiction and dependence · 8
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related to Criticisms · 8
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related to Natural and artificial reinforcement · 8
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related to Child behavior – parent management training · 7
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related to Concurrent schedules · 7
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Reinforcementis aimportant component of operant conditioning and behavior modification0.90text
Reinforcementis acentral concept and procedure in special education0.90text
Reinforcementis abasic term in operant conditioning0.90text
Reinforcementis aimportant influence on how the different schedules operate0.90text
Reinforcementis apigeon in an experimental cage pecking at a button0.90text
subjectiveinstance ofeven a brief spoken expression of disapproval is a type of punishment.Consequences that lead to appetitive behavior0.80text
whether the person expected a behavior to produce a given outcomeinstance ofOther theories may focus on additional factors0.80text
but in the behavioral theoryinstance ofOther theories may focus on additional factors0.80text
reinforcement is defined by an increased probability of a response.The study of reinforcement has produced an enormous body of reproducible experimental resultsinstance ofOther theories may focus on additional factors0.80text
Functional Communication Traininginstance ofWhen shaping is combined with other evidence-based practices0.80text
strategic attentioninstance ofwhich includes strategies0.80text
behavioral rewards.Traumatic bondingTraumatic bonding occurs as the result of ongoing cycles of abuse in which the intermittent reinforcement of rewardinstance ofwhich includes strategies0.80text

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