Source Word
discriminative stimulus
Noun
(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.
Japanese Meaning
弁別刺激：行動心理学において、強化または罰と結びついており、特定の行動の発現を制御する刺激。被験者が類似する他の刺激と区別して、この刺激の存在下で特定の行動が通常より頻繁または希に反応される場合に用いられる。
Sense（1）
(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.
（ plural ）
