PSYO 1021 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Vending Machine, Operant Conditioning Chamber, Classical Conditioning
19 Jul 2018
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Operant conditioning: reinforcement and punishments changes behaviors, voluntary responses. Every response is followed by a consequence (positive or negative) When you stop giving a continuous reinforcement, the extinction will happen quicker. You always get food (consequence) while putting money (response) If it doesn"t work once or twice, the continuous reinforcement is interrupted. Result: you will stop the behavior of putting money in that vending machine. Extinction happens faster, already after one or two times. The individual stops making the association with the behavior and the reinforcement. Not sure when you will get the reinforcement. Produces stronger responses than continuous reinforcement: rate of response, effect on motivation (has to do with memory and expectation, result: the behavior is done often, maintained, resistance to extinction. Example: gambling you don"t get the money every time but you continue the behavior. Example: emails an important email that we don"t know when is going to come = checking often lecture 5.
