The third term is reinforcement. Reinforcement refers to a process or operation in which a response produces a consequence and the probability of that response occurring again in similar conditions increases because of the consequence.
Term
Definition
Stimulus
A physical energy change capable of affecting an organism through one of its receptors: photoreceptors, phonoreceptors, chemoreceptors (gustatory and olfactory), mechanoreceptors (touch), thermoreceptors, and free nerve endings.
Discriminative Stimulus
A stimulus in the presence of which a given response has a history of being reinforced.
Reinforcement
A stimulus following a response that increases or strengthens the likelihood of that response occurring in the future, under similar conditions.
Reinforcement occurs when something happens following a behavior, increasing the likelihood that the activity will occur again. For example, if you receive praise for completing your schoolwork, you are more likely to continue doing it in the future because of the favorable response.
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Reinforcement occurs when something happens following a behavior, increasing the likelihood that the activity will occur again. For example, if you receive praise for completing your schoolwork, you are more likely to continue doing it in the future because of the favorable response.
Reinforcement is a stimulus that immediately follows a response, that in turn causes an increases in future behavior that led to the reinforcement.
Reinforcement is a response that increases the likelihood of future occurring responses