discriminative stimulus en · NOUN
Meanings
- (qualifier:behavioral psychology) A stimulus, associated with reinforcement or punishment, that exerts control over a particular form of behavior; the subject discriminates between closely related stimuli and elicits a specific behavior more frequently or less frequently only in the presence of that stimulus.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| discriminative stimuli | Number=Plur | lexicographic |