Glossary / Lexicon
Avoidance behavior
Avoidance behavior refer to behavior that occurs before the aversive stimulus is presented and therefore prevents its delivery.
Related Articles | |
| Avoidance responses at psychology-glossary.com | ■■■■ |
- Avoidance responses : Avoidance responses refer to responses that allow an organism to avoid contact . . . Read More | |
| Instrumental conditioning at psychology-glossary.com | ■■■■ |
Instrumental conditioning refers to the case whereby behaviors that people freely choose to perform increase . . . Read More | |
| Punishment at psychology-glossary.com | ■■■ |
Punishment is when an aversive consequence follows a behaviour and therefore decreases the probability . . . Read More | |
| Avoidance learning at psychology-glossary.com | ■■■ |
Avoidance learning refers to the avoidance of events or conditions associated with dreaded or aversive . . . Read More | |
| Avoidance contingency at psychology-glossary.com | ■■■ |
- Avoidance contingency : Avoidance contingency refers to the situation in which the organism can avoid . . . Read More | |
| Behavioral Inhibition System at psychology-glossary.com | ■■■ |
- Behavioral Inhibition System : Behavioral Inhibition System refers to a subsystem of the brain that . . . Read More | |
| Behavioral Inhibition at psychology-glossary.com | ■■■ |
Behavioral Inhibition refers to a subsystem of the brain that produces anxiety and inhibits ongoing behavior . . . Read More | |
| Exposure at psychology-glossary.com | ■■■ |
exposure refers to a behavior therapy technique for treating anxiety disorders that exposes the subject . . . Read More | |
| Avoidance at psychology-glossary.com | ■■■ |
Avoidance this means avoiding a problem by walking away, ignoring what is happening, refusing to participate . . . Read More | |
| Response prevention at psychology-glossary.com | ■■■ |
- Response prevention : response prevention refers to a procedure used in the treatment of anxiety that . . . Read More | |