conditioned reinforcement
121conditioning — n. the establishment of new behaviour by modifying the stimulus/response associations. In classical conditioning a stimulus not normally associated with a particular response is presented together with the stimulus that evokes the response… …
122extinction — n. (in psychology) the weakening of a conditioned reflex that takes place if it is not maintained by reinforcement. This is used as a method of treatment when undesirable behaviour (e.g. destructiveness) is reduced simply by withdrawing whatever… …
123extinction — ex•tinc•tion [[t]ɪkˈstɪŋk ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the act of extinguishing 2) bio the state of being extinguished or extinct 3) bio the act or process of becoming extinct: the extinction of a species[/ex] 4) psl the reduction or loss of a conditioned… …
124extinguished — adjective of a conditioned response; caused to die out because of the absence or withdrawal of reinforcement (Freq. 1) • Similar to: ↑destroyed • Topics: ↑psychology, ↑psychological science …
125psychological science — noun the science of mental life • Syn: ↑psychology • Derivationally related forms: ↑psychological (for: ↑psychology), ↑psychologist (for: ↑psychology) …
126stimulation — noun 1. the act of arousing an organism to action (Freq. 5) • Derivationally related forms: ↑stimulate • Hypernyms: ↑arousal, ↑rousing • Hyponyms: ↑galvanization, ↑ …
127spontaneous recovery — noun : reappearance of an extinguished conditioned response without further positive reinforcement …
128instrumental learning — instrumental learning, Psychology. a form of conditioning in which the subject learns to respond by reinforcement of his previous responses; operant conditioning: »In instrumental learning a conditioned stimulus is presented along with an… …
