RESPONSE COST

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N., Pam M.S.
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Conditioning process in which specific responses result in punishment, usually the loss of valued resources. See also: negative punishment.

RESPONSE COST: "Response cost is a method of negative reinforcement."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. FRACTIONAL ANTEDATING GOAL RESPONSE
  2. INTRAATTITUDINAL CONSISTENCY
  3. ARGUMENT QUALITY
  4. FRUSTRATIVE NONREWARD HYPOTHESIS
  5. CASTRATION COMPLEX
  6. AVERAGE-EVOKED-RESPONSE TECHNIQUE (AER TECH
  7. OPTIMAL FORAGING THEORY
  8. EXTINCTION
  9. GENERALIZATION
  10. COVERT MODELING
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "RESPONSE COST," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 28, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/response-cost/ (accessed January 12, 2020).
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