PSYC 2P45 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Bestway

• School: Brock University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2P45
• Professor: Sara Cumming

Document Summary

8reinforcement allows you to get control of the situation right away; teach dog to run over to you and sit down, you give them a cookie; it automatically eliminates the behaviour you don"t want: with punishment the responses are likely to appear again at some point, rules for punishment, no delay; punishment has to be exhibited instantaneously; a delay will reduce the chances of success; best way: you punish the animal just before the undesired behaviour starts or as soon as it starts, that"s when the animal should stop; a thought process always proceeds behaviour for it to be effective; punish the undesired behaviour every time it occurs; if you cant do that then it is best to not use punishment at all; the idea of partial reinforcement; someone who likes to drive fast, they drive fast and don"t get caught so they are getting reinforced for it.