a reinforcement schedule in which a particular response is reinforced each time it occurs
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discrimination
the tendency for learned behavior to occur in the presence of stimuli present during training, but not in the presence of stimuli absent during training
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extinction
the weakening of a response by withholding the reinforcer that normally follows that response
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generalization
the tendency for a learned response to occur in the presence of stimuli that were not present during training
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intermittent reinforcement
reinforcement on any of several schedules in which a response is sometimes reinforced
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learning
a change in behavior due to experience
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observational learning
any procedure in which an organism learns through observation of the behavior of another organism
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operant learning
any procedure by which a response becomes more or less likely to occur, depending upon its consequences
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positive reinforcement
a reinforcement procedure in which a response is followed by the presentation of, or an increase in the intensity of, a stimulus
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primary reinforcer
any stimulus that is normally reinforcing to all or nearly all members of a species (e.g. food and water)
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reinforcement
any procedure that increases the probability of a response
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schedule of reinforcement
the schedule by which a particular response is reinforced
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secondary reinforcer
any stimulus that has acquired its reinforcing properties through association with other reinforcers
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shaping
an operant learning procedure in which successive approximations of a desired response are reinforced
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stimulus
any event that affects, or is capable of affecting, behavior
