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JKP Unit 1
Term | Definition |
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Behavior | Everything that an organism does |
Public Behavior | Behavior that can be observed by others |
Private Behavior | Behavior that cannot be observed by others |
Response | specific instance of behavior |
Response Cycle | The beginning, middle, and end of a response |
Property | fundamental quality of a natural event |
Dimensional Quantity | quantifiable aspect of a property |
Temporal Locus | Responses occur in time |
Latency | time between a stimulus and a response |
Temporal Extent | All responses have durations |
Duration | time between beginning and end of the response cycle |
Repeatability | Responses can reoccur |
Countability | Count or frequency |
Inter-response time | time between two successive responses |
Rate | Cycles per unit time |
Celeration | Increase or decrease in rate over time |
Topography | Physical nature of a response |
Magnitude | Intensity with which a response is emitted |
Function | Effect of a response on the environment |
Manipulandum | Physical object that can be manipulated |
Response class | Responses grouped by topography or function |
Topographic Response Class | Group of responses that share a common form |
Functional Response Class | Group of responses that have the same effect on the environment |
Environment | Total constellation of stimuli which can affect behavior |
Stimulus | Change in the environment which can affect behavior |
Static stimulus condition | Environment remains constant |
Antecedent | Stimulus which precedes a response |
Consequence | Stimulus which follows a response |
Evoke | Behavior likely to occur under present conditions |
Abate | Behavior not likely to occur under present conditions |