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oddity from sample

a procedure similar to matching to sample except that reinforcement is arranged for responding to a stimulus that does not match the sample stimulus. Also called oddity learning.

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antecedent variable

antecedent variable

any variable that precedes a response variable. For example, in regression analysis it is the independent variable, and in path analysis it is the variable beginning a chain of causal links. Compare consequent variable.