APA Dictionary of Psychology
terminal behavior
- relatively unvaried behavior that is predominant in the period shortly before reinforcement occurs during operant or instrumental conditioning. Compare adjunctive behavior.
- a response that either is not part of an organism’s current behavioral repertoire or is not occurring at a desired rate, strength, or magnitude. Increasing terminal behavior is the aim of specific behavioral interventions.
Updated on 04/19/2018
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