three-term contingency

specification of the stimulus circumstances, the response, and the outcome in a reinforcement contingency. It is formulated as S^D:R → S^R or denoted ABC (for antecedent, behavior, and consequence).

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Psychology term of the day

May 8th 2024

perceptual development

the acquisition of skills that enable a person to organize sensory stimuli into meaningful entities during the course of physical and psychological development.