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Limista

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Stimulus in operant conditioning
« on: August 13, 2012, 12:53:31 pm »
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Hey,

quick question - in operant conditioning, is the stimulus and discriminative stimulus the same thing?

Thanks in advance :D
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Re: Stimulus in operant conditioning
« Reply #1 on: August 14, 2012, 08:44:34 pm »
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I don't think I've heard this terminology before, at least in Grivas; is the discriminative stimulus mentioned in the Oxford book?
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Re: Stimulus in operant conditioning
« Reply #2 on: August 14, 2012, 08:52:26 pm »
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Yep, they're the same thing  :)
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Re: Stimulus in operant conditioning
« Reply #3 on: August 14, 2012, 10:00:58 pm »
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okay, thanks :) I love how psych comes up with fancy names for everything :P
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