LAWS1110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Operant Conditioning, Psychoticism, Social Learning Theory
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Determinism and reliance on data and theory. Originated as an alternative to classical ideas. Focused on psychology causes beyond the individual human actor. Assumes world can be broken into behaviour evoking cues. Through learning, these cues dictate how we will behave. Suggests offenders respond helplessly" to these cues - cues cause offenders to offend. Eg. berkowitz found that the sound of a re alarm was enough to evoke aggression. Aversion therapy e. g. sexual offenders, substance abuse. Antecedent conditions prompt behaviour which produce consequences. Crimes often result in positive reward eg. theft, rape. Crimes result in negative reward eg. murder. Positive punishment = nes/imprisonment. negative punishment = loss of a job. Limitations = lack of free will to affect decisions we make (thoughts/emotions). Considers motivation - external reinforcement, vicarious reinforcement or self-reinforcement to continue the behaviour. Stimuli produce behavioural consequences - attention, retention, reproduction, motivation and understanding.
