PASSIVE AVOIDANCE

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N., Pam M.S.
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a form of operant conditioning wherein the person must abstain from a graphic act or reaction which will generate a negative stimulus.

PASSIVE AVOIDANCE: "The patient has been actively engaged in passive avoidance."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. OPERANDUM
  2. ACTIVE AVOIDANCE
  3. CONTINUOUS REINFORCEMENT (CRF)
  4. PERCENTILE REINFORCEMENT
  5. NEGATIVE DISCRIMINATIVE STIMULUS (SYMBOL: S' OR S-)
  6. DISCRIMINATIVE STIMULUS
  7. STIMULUS FUNCTION
  8. POSTREINFORCEMENT PAUSE
  9. BACKWARD CONDITIONING
  10. SECOND-ORDER CONDITIONING
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "PASSIVE AVOIDANCE," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 7, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/passive-avoidance/ (accessed August 7, 2020).
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