Psychology 9-2 vocabulary

Variable-ratio schedule

Provides reinforcement after a random number of responses

Variable-interval schedule

Provides reinforcement based on a random amount of time

Fixed-interval schedule

Provides reinforcement based on a specific amount of time

Response chain

Responses that occur in sequence are apart of

Negative reinforcement

Results when the removal of an unpleasant consequence increases the frequency of behavior

Primary reinforcer

Satisfies a biological need

Secondary reinforcer

are effective only when they have required value through classical conditioning

Operant conditioning

Learning from the consequence or behavior

Escape conditioning

The persons behavior causes the unpleasant event to stop

Avoidance conditioning

The persons behavior prevents an unpleasant experience from happening

Aversive control

Type of learning that results from an unpleasant consequence

Shaping

Uses reinforcement to create new responses out of old responses

Reinforcement

a stimulus or event that affects the likelihood that a behavior will be repeated