Glossary A
Glossary A
Aversive stimulus refers to a stimulus or an that is painful or uncomfortable which an organism will avoid.
- Avicenna (980 to 1037) : Avicenna refers to a Muslim physician and philosopher whose translations of, and commentaries on, the works of Aristotle strongly influenced subsequent Western philosophers.
Avoidance conditioning refers to a kind of learning in which specific stimuli are identified as painful or unpleasant and are therefore avoided.
- Avoidance contingency : Avoidance contingency refers to the situation in which the organism can avoid an aversive stimulus by engaging in appropriate activity.
Avoidance coping strategies refer to coping strategies designed to distract people from thinking about the source of anxiety .