Psychology Glossary

A
Acquisition

Acquisition phase

Acquisition process

Antecedent

Aversion therapy

C
Classical conditioning

Conditioned response (CR)

Conditioned stimulus (CS)

Continuous reinforcement

Consequence

Counter-conditioning

E
Extinction

F
Fixed interval

Fixed ratio

Flooding

G
Graduated exposure

L
Latent learning

Law of effect

M
Model

Negative reinforcement

Neutral stimulus (NS)

O
Observational learning

One-trial learning

Operant extinction

Operant reinforcer

Operant reinforcement shaping

Operant spontaneous recovery

Operant stimulus discrimination

Operant stimulus generalisation

P
Partial reinforcement

Phobia

Positive reinforcement

Primary reinforcer

Punisher

Punishment

R
Reinforcement

Response

Response cost

S
Secondary reinforcer

Spontaneous recovery

Stimulus

Stimulus discrimination

Stimulus generalisation

Systematic desensitisation

T
Taste aversion

Token economy

Token reinforcer

Trial-and-error learning

U
Unconditioned response (UCR)

Unconditioned stimulus (UCS)

V
Variable interval

Variable ratio