Aversive Conditioning
Learned Laziness
occurs when an organism receives rewards without effort
positive reinforcement
refers to the addition of something pleasant
negative reinforcement
refers to the removal of something unpleasant
Aversive Control
the process of influencing behavior by means of aversive or unpleasant stimuli
escape [learning] conditioning
the training of an organism to remove or terminate an unpleasant stimulus
Avoidance learning (conditioning)
the training of an organism to remove or withdraw from an unpleasant stimulus before it starts
learned helplessness
when an organism learns that a unpleasant consequence cant be influenced