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Chapter 6~ Learning
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Biofeedback | a system for electronically recording, amplifying, and feeding back information regarding a subtle physiological state, such as blood pressure or muscle tension |
| Discriminative Stimulus | in operant conditioning, a stimulus that elicits a response after association with reinforcement |
| Fixed-Interval Schedule | in operant conditioning, a reinforcement schedule that reinforces a response only after a specified time as elapsed |
| Fixed-Ratio Schedule | in operant conditioning, a reinforcement schedule that reinforces a response only after a specified number of responses |
| Law of Effect | Thorndike's principle that behaviors followed by favorable consequences become more likely and that behaviors followed by unfavorable consequences become less likely |
| Respondent Behavior | behavior that occurs as an automatic response to some stimulus |
| Variable-Interval Schedule | in operant conditioning, a reinforcement schedule that reinforces a response at unpredictable time intervals |
| Variable-Ratio Schedule | in operant conditioning, a reinforcement schedule that reinforces a response after an unpredictable number of responses |
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