PSYC 3451 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Operant Conditioning, Binary Relation, Ontogeny

• School: Northeastern University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3451
• Professor: Bright Terri

Document Summary

Week three lecture 5: learning principles and behavior analysis. Is described by it topography (physical shape or form) And is characterized by its function (effect on the environment) Comprises all external influences on behaviors spiegler and guevermont (2003) Antecedent: stimulus that occurs before the target behavior. Consequence: stimulus that occurs after the target behavior and as a result of the behavior. Three-term contingency that describes a specific operant. Contingency: interdependency of antecedents, behavior, consequences; if then. This is the basic unit of analysis of operant behavior. General term used to describe specific aspect of the environment that can be differentiated from one another (cooper, p. 18: any condition, event, or change in the physical world. People, places, things: light, sound, odors, tastes, textures. Some affect our behavior and some don"t: has physical dimensions, occurs both inside and outside the body, occurs prior to, during, and after the behavior of interest.