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Title

Motivation

Description

Motivation chapter 10

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Subject

Psychology

Level

Undergraduate 3

Created

03/24/2009

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Term

Reinforcers

Definition

Stimuli that select appropriate behaviors and make them more likely to occur in a situation.

Term

Punishers

Definition

Select against behaviors and make them less likely to occur

Term

Incentives

Definition

External stimuli that motivate or induce behavior to occur.

Term

Incentive value

Definition

Refers to the attractiveness of an incentive and is based on objective properties like the number or amount of.

Term

Utility

Definition

The satisfaction, pleasure, or usefulness of an economic good.