PSYC 3450 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Model Behavior, Learned Helplessness, Methamphetamine
10 Mar 2017
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Thus the behavior will be avoided in the future: produce conditioned fear. If animal associates light with shock, presentation of shock after event would cause direct application of fear: verbal criticism and other reductions of social status can also serve as positive. In negative punishment, something reinforcing or an opportunity for reinforcement is lost as a consequence of undesired behavior: something desirable taken away. Types of negative: there are two types of negative punishment. In response cost, an undesired behavior leads to the direct loss of something reinforcing. A fine is an example of response cost. punishment for some species. shame. In time-out from reinforcement (or just time-out), an undesired behavior leads to the loss of any opportunity for reinforcement for a given period of time. Sending a child to her room is an example of time-out: block you from doing something, haven"t taken toys away just prevent him from playing, easy to integrate with positive reinforcement, ex: prison.
