aversive behaviour

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• aversive — 1. adjective a) Tending to repel, causing avoidance (of a situation, a behaviour, an item, etc), b) Avoidance that can be taught through the use of stimulus that either punish or reinforces. 2. noun The aversive case, also known as the evitative… …   Wiktionary

• Animal sexual behaviour — This article is about the sexual behaviour of non human animals; see also Human sexuality and Sexual reproduction. Animal sexual behaviour takes many different forms, even within the same species. Among animals other than humans, researchers have …   Wikipedia

• chemoreception — chemoreceptive /kee moh ri sep tiv, kem oh /, adj. /kee moh ri sep sheuhn, kem oh /, n. the physiological response to chemical stimuli. [1915 20; CHEMO + RECEPTION] * * * Sensory process by which organisms respond to external chemical stimuli, by …   Universalium

• Low arousal approaches — The philosophy of low arousal approaches is one of non confrontation. In high risk situations responses which reduce physiological arousal are adopted by carers and staff especially when confronted by distressed individuals. These approaches… …   Wikipedia

• The Jitsu Foundation — Jitsu redirects here. For the Masters of the Universe character, see Jitsu (Masters of the Universe). . The Style Shorinji Kan Jiu Jitsu is taught as a self defence system which acknowledges that situations may include multiple armed or unarmed… …   Wikipedia

• motivation — motivational, adj. motivative, adj. /moh teuh vay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or an instance of motivating. 2. the state or condition of being motivated. 3. something that motivates; inducement; incentive. [1870 75; MOTIVE + ATION] * * * Factors… …   Universalium

• animal learning — ▪ zoology Introduction       the alternation of behaviour as a result of individual experience. When an organism can perceive and change its behaviour, it is said to learn.       That animals can learn seems to go without saying. The cat that… …   Universalium

• nervous system, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction       system that conducts stimuli from sensory receptors to the brain and spinal cord and that conducts impulses back to other parts of the body. As with other higher vertebrates, the human nervous system has two main… …   Universalium

• Countercontrol — is a term used by Dr. B.F. Skinner in 1953 as a functional class in the analysis of social behavior. [1] The foundation for countercontrol is that human behavior is both a function of the environment and a source of control over it. Control is… …   Wikipedia

• psychomotor learning — Introduction       development of organized patterns of muscular activities guided by signals from the environment. Behavioral examples include driving a car and eye hand coordination tasks such as sewing, throwing a ball, typing, operating a… …   Universalium

• Conversion therapy — Conversion therapy, sometimes called reparative therapy or reorientation therapy, is one type of sexual orientation change effort that attempts to change the sexual orientation of a person from homosexual or bisexual to heterosexual.[1] These… …   Wikipedia