Generalized habit strength

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Responses

Response parameters

Interresponse time Response amplitude Response duration Response frequency Response generalization Response inhibition Response latency Response probability Response set Response variability

Types of responses

Conditioned responses Emotional responses Mediated responses Orientating responses Reflexes Unconditioned responses

Related topics

Reaction time Response bias Response cost Stimulus-response model

Generalized habit strength is a construct in Hull's learning theory and is a measure of the habit strength , taking into account the reduction resulting from a difference between the current stimulus and the stimulus present in the initial learning trials.

See also

• Habit
• Response generalization

References

• Colman, A. M. (2006). Oxford Dictionary of Psychology. OUP:Oxford.