SPECIES-SPECIFIC DEFENSE REACTION (SSDR)

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N., Pam M.S.
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a defence reaction to adverse stimuli when another is absent. This bias determines the rate of learning an organism may demonstrate for escapism if he is exposed to aversive stimuli.

SPECIES-SPECIFIC DEFENSE REACTION (SSDR): "Species specific defence reaction is a defence reaction to averse stimuli when another stimuli is absent."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. SENSITIZATION
  2. R-S RELATIONSHIP
  3. ACTION-SPECIFIC ENERGY
  4. RESTRICTED LEARNING
  5. AVERSION
  6. DEFENSE REFLEX
  7. GROWTH CURVE
  8. AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR
  9. STIMULUS CONTROL
  10. RECOVERY TIME
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "SPECIES-SPECIFIC DEFENSE REACTION (SSDR)," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 13, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/species-specific-defense-reaction-ssdr/ (accessed March 31, 2020).
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