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Operant Conditioning Terms

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The process by which a behavior is strengthened by the consequence of receiving something desirable.

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Positive Reinforcement

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The reinforcement of a behavior every single time it occurs.

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Continuous Reinforcement

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A type of learning in which behavior is strengthened if followed by a reinforcer or diminished if followed by a punisher.

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Operant Conditioning

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The removal of an unpleasant stimulus to increase the probability of a behavior's recurring.

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Negative Reinforcement

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A strategy of behavioral learning in which the probability of a response is reduced by following it with the presentation of an unpleasant stimulus.

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Positive Punishment

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A pattern of delivering reinforcement only after a certain amount of time has passed and a response has occurred.

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Fixed Interval Schedule

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A behavioral consequence that decreases the likelihood of the behavior occurring again in the future.

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Punishment

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The weakening and eventual disappearance of a learned response when it is not followed by a reinforcer.

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Extinction

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A strategy in which behaviors are reinforced only some of the time.

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Partial Reinforcement

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A schedule where reinforcement is provided after an unpredictable number of responses.

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Variable Ratio Schedule

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The addition of a stimulus which results in a decrease of a behavior.

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Positive Punishment

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Removing a stimulus which leads to a decrease in the behavior that it follows.

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Negative Punishment

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A schedule where reinforcement happens after a set number of responses.

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Fixed Ratio Schedule

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The reinforcement of a behavior after a varying amount of time since the last reinforcement, as long as at least one response occurred within that interval.

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Variable Interval Schedule

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Reinstating a previously extinguished response by reintroducing reinforcement.

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Spontaneous Recovery

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