When Relief or Avoidance of Pain Is Achieved by Certain

question 14

True/False

When relief or avoidance of pain is achieved by certain behaviors, then one's desire to repeat those behaviors is motivated out of positive reinforcement.

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Definitions:

Just Noticeable Difference

The smallest difference in stimulation required to detect a change in sensory inputs, also known as the difference threshold.

Detectable Difference

The minimum change in a stimulus that can be correctly identified as different from a reference stimulus a certain proportion of the time.

Ernst Weber

A pioneering psychologist best known for his work in the sensory perception field, including Weber's Law regarding the just-noticeable difference in stimuli.

Sensation

The process through which the senses pick up visual, auditory, and other sensory stimuli and transmit them to the brain.