CHYS 3P47 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: 6 Years, Ice Cream Van, Token Coin

• School: Brock University
• Department: Child and Youth Studies
• Course: CHYS 3P47
• Professor: Tricia Vause

Document Summary

Lecture 4 continuation of positive and negative reinforcement, single-subject designs, and increasing. Chys 3p47: foundations of behavioural analysis and therapy. Example 1: a child (age 3) cries at night after being put to bed and the parents come in to comfort her. The child now cries more often at bedtime. Example 2: when their child cries at bedtime, the parents go into her room to calm her down. She settles down when they do this, so they go in to her room more often when she cries. Positive reinforcement: receiving attention and comfort from parents. Example 3: peter slows down to the speed limit when he sees a police car up ahead on the side of the road. Negative reinforcement: avoiding a punishment (i. e. getting pulled over; getting a speeding ticket) Example 4: john consistently turns on the light in his office when it starts to get dark at twilight.