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aversive stimulus

In behavior therapy this term applies to an event or stimulus a person will usually avoid or escape from. An aversive stimulus suppresses behavior it follows (punishment) and increases behavior which allows a person to escape or avoid it (negative reinforcement).

Definition adapted with permission from the work of psychologist Jeanette J Chen, PhD.

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