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• Stimulus control — is the phenomenon of a stimulus increasing the probability of a behavior (operant response) because of a history of that behavior being differentially reinforced in the presence of the stimulus. In other words, stimulus control is basically… …   Wikipedia

• conditioned stimulus — /kənˌdɪʃənd ˈstɪmjuləs/ (say kuhn.dishuhnd stimyoohluhs) noun a stimulus originally ineffective in eliciting a specified response but made effective through having been presented paired with an effective stimulus; a buzzer sounding whenever food… …  

• unconditioned stimulus — /ˌʌnkəndɪʃənd ˈstɪmjələs/ (say .unkuhndishuhnd stimyuhluhs) noun a stimulus innately effective in eliciting a specified response …  

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