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appetitive stimulus
In
behavior therapy
this term applies to a pleasant or wanted event or stimulus, one that a person will naturally try to approach. An
appetitive stimulus
increases behavior it follows (
reinforcement
).
This term appears in...
cognitive behavior therapy
See also:
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aversive stimulus
cognitive behavior therapy
positive reinforcer
reinforcement
reward