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5130 week 9
Lutz Ch. 6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| drive-reduction theory | theory that assumes motivation to be the result of reducing a psychological state by reducing a physical need |
| Premack principle | the idea that frequently made responses can be used as reinforcers for less frequently made responses |
| primary reinforcer | a reward such as food or drink that satisfies bodily needs and is innately effective |
| response hierarchy | Thorndike's idea that in an operant situation, the subject can make many responses that can be arranged in order of relative frequency |
| secondary reinforcer | a stimulus that has come to acquire reinforcing properties through its association with primary reinforcers |
| three-term contingency | the name Skinner used to refer to the fact that operant conditioning involves a relationship between three elements: a discriminative stimulus, a response, and a reinforcer. |
| token economy | an application of operant conditioning procedures to schools and institutions in which secondary reinforcers are used |
| transituationality | the idea that a stimulus determined to be a reinforcer in one situation should function that way in all situations |
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