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STIMULUS PRIMAIRE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-01-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Cognitive Psychology
- Human Behaviour
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- secondary reinforcement
1, record 1, English, secondary%20reinforcement
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- conditioned reinforcement 2, record 1, English, conditioned%20reinforcement
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Primary reinforcers are biological. Food, drink, and pleasure are the principal examples of primary reinforcers. But, most human reinforcers are secondary, or conditioned. Examples include money, grades in schools, and tokens. 3, record 1, English, - secondary%20reinforcement
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie cognitive
- Comportement humain
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- renforcement secondaire
1, record 1, French, renforcement%20secondaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il s’agit d’un renforcement qui est produit par un stimulus ou un objet qui, à l'origine, est dépourvu intrinsèquement de valeur renforçatrice, mais qui a acquis une telle valeur par association avec un renforçateur intrinsèque(ou primaire). 2, record 1, French, - renforcement%20secondaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Psicología cognitiva
- Comportamiento humano
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- refuerzo secundario
1, record 1, Spanish, refuerzo%20secundario
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pueden distinguirse dos tipos principales de refuerzos: el refuerzo primario, que es aquel que satisface las necesidades básicas y el refuerzo secundario que es un refuerzo de carácter más social y que no depende de necesidades biológicas. 1, record 1, Spanish, - refuerzo%20secundario
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-04-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Optics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- primary stimulus 1, record 2, English, primary%20stimulus
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Optique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- stimulus de base
1, record 2, French, stimulus%20de%20base
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- primaire de base 1, record 2, French, primaire%20de%20base
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Stimulus spécifié (ordinairement achromatique) qui sert à fixer les unités des stimuli de référence d’un système trichromatique quelconque. [Définition normalisée par l’AFNOR.] 1, record 2, French, - stimulus%20de%20base
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pluriel : des stimulus, des stimuli. 2, record 2, French, - stimulus%20de%20base
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
stimulus (pl.) : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l’orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2006). 3, record 2, French, - stimulus%20de%20base
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
stimulus de base; primaire de base : termes normalisés par l'AFNOR. 4, record 2, French, - stimulus%20de%20base
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2006-04-05
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Optics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- reference stimulus
1, record 3, English, reference%20stimulus
correct, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Colour stimuli, not collinear but otherwise unrestricted, whose additive mixture can be used to evaluate all other colour stimuli. Three reference stimuli are necessary and sufficient for this purpose. 1, record 3, English, - reference%20stimulus
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
reference stimulus : term standardized by CIE. 2, record 3, English, - reference%20stimulus
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Optique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- stimulus de référence
1, record 3, French, stimulus%20de%20r%C3%A9f%C3%A9rence
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- primaire de référence 2, record 3, French, primaire%20de%20r%C3%A9f%C3%A9rence
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
L’un des trois stimuli de couleur linéairement indépendants, monochromatiques ou complexes et dont chacun constitue l’unité de mesure des trois composantes trichromatiques du stimulus de couleur relatif d’un rayonnement quelconque dans le système trichromatique défini par ces stimuli de référence. 2, record 3, French, - stimulus%20de%20r%C3%A9f%C3%A9rence
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pluriel : des stimulus, des stimuli. 3, record 3, French, - stimulus%20de%20r%C3%A9f%C3%A9rence
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
stimulus (pl.) : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l’orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2006). 4, record 3, French, - stimulus%20de%20r%C3%A9f%C3%A9rence
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
stimulus de référence : terme normalisé par la CIE. 5, record 3, French, - stimulus%20de%20r%C3%A9f%C3%A9rence
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 4 OBS
stimulus de référence; primaire de référence : termes et définition normalisés par l'AFNOR. 6, record 3, French, - stimulus%20de%20r%C3%A9f%C3%A9rence
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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