What does aversive mean?
Aversive means Tending to repel; causing avoidance..
Aversive
Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Meaning
Tending to repel; causing avoidance..
Definitions by Sense
- Tending to repel; causing avoidance.
- (grammar) A grammatical case indicating that something is avoided or feared; the evitative case.
- (psychology) An unpleasant stimulus intended to induce a change in behaviour.
Example Sentences
"I say—Nora, you, really you?" he cried, transported in turn, and to do him justice he did not seem to notice anything aversive in her disorder—or, indeed, to notice anything but her excited young face.
If it is aversive to the animal and discourages behavior, it is a punishment. If it seems aversive to you but is not aversive to the animal, then it is not an effective punishment. In fact, technically, it's not even a punishment.
For general training purposes, opportunities to engage in reproductive acts are not a practical reinforcer, and using aversives that generate fear is fraught with side effects.
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Word Forms
- more aversive
- most aversive
- aversives
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"I say—Nora, you, really you?" he cried, transported in turn, and to do him justice he did not seem to notice anything aversive in her disorder—or, indeed, to notice anything but her excited young face.
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