DISCRIMINATIVE STIMULUS

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Nugent, Pam M.S.
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Operant conditioning. A stimulus that increases the probablity of a response.

DISCRIMINATIVE STIMULUS: "A discriminant stimulus increases the probablity of a response."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. NEGATIVE DISCRIMINATIVE STIMULUS (SYMBOL: S' OR S-)
  2. STIMULUS FUNCTION
  3. S-R LEARNING MODEL
  4. NEUTRAL STIMULUS
  5. ASSOCIATIVE STRENGTH
  6. DISCRIMINATED OPERANT
  7. PASSIVE AVOIDANCE
  8. BACKWARD CONDITIONING
  9. PUNISHMENT
  10. SECOND-ORDER CONDITIONING
Cite this page: Nugent, Pam M.S., "DISCRIMINATIVE STIMULUS," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 7, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/discriminative-stimulus/ (accessed June 27, 2017).
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