PSY 2010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Corporal Punishment, Reinforcement
30 Apr 2023
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Reinforcement schedules:a pattern that de nes how often a desired response will be reinforced. Continuous reinforcement schedule: reinforcing the desired response every time it occurs. Fixed-ratio schedule: reinforcing a response only often after a speci ed number of response. Variable-ratio schedule: reinforcing a response after an unpredictable number of responses. Fixed-interval schedule: reinforcing a response only after a speci ed time has elapsed. Variable-interval schedule: reinforcing a response at unpredictable time intervals. Punishment: the consequence that follows an operant response that decreases (or attempts to decrease) the likelihood of that response occurring in the future. Positive punishment:an attempt to in uence behavior by adding something unpleasant, while negative reinforcement is an attempt to in uence behavior by taking away something unpleasant. Negative punishment: removing a desired stimulus after a particular undesired behavior is exhibited, resulting in reducing that behavior in the future. The punished behavior is suppressed,but not forgotten. This temporary state may (negatively) reinforce parents punishing behavior.
