Glossary / Lexicon
Aversive stimulus
Aversive stimulus refers to a stimulus or an that is painful or uncomfortable which an organism will avoid.
Related Articles | |
| Avoidance responses at psychology-glossary.com | ■■■■ |
Avoidance responses : Avoidance responses refer to responses that allow an organism to avoid contact . . . Read More | |
| Punishment at psychology-glossary.com | ■■■■ |
Punishment is when an aversive consequence follows a behaviour and therefore decreases the probability . . . Read More | |
| Primary punisher at psychology-glossary.com | ■■■■ |
Primary punisher is defined as any punisher that loses its effectiveness only through satiation. Often . . . Read More | |
| Bait shyness at psychology-glossary.com | ■■■ |
Bait shyness refers to an unwillingness or hesitation on the part of animals to eat a particular foodIn . . . Read More | |
| Negative reinforcement trap at psychology-glossary.com | ■■■ |
Negative reinforcement trap means unwittingly reinforcing a behavior you want to discourageThe negative . . . Read More | |
| Consequence at psychology-glossary.com | ■■■ |
In psychology, a consequence refers to an event or outcome that follows a behavior or action. Consequences . . . Read More | |
| Behavior at psychology-glossary.com | ■■■ |
Behavior refers to the observable response a person makes to any situation. It also includes the reactions . . . Read More | |
| Cue function at psychology-glossary.com | ■■■ |
Cue function is a term used in Hebb’s and Hull’s theories that refers to the message function of . . . Read More | |
| Operant behavior at psychology-glossary.com | ■■■ |
Operant behavior is defined as a behavior that is emitted by an organism rather than elicited by a known . . . Read More | |
| Neutral stimulus at psychology-glossary.com | ■■■ |
Neutral stimulus (NS) is a stimulus, example is Pavlov’s bell that initially evokes no responsestimulus . . . Read More | |