PSYC 2330 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Overlearning, Operant Conditioning, Motivation
31 Mar 2016
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Can energize behaviour: partial reinforcement extinction efect. On non-reinforced trials, the animals experience some frustration (rf) which has stimulus efect (sf). The animal, therefore, is reinforced for responding during the experience of frustration. Demotivate, and elicits competing behaviours: magnitude of reinforcement extinction efect behaviour reinforced by large rewards extinguishes faster, overlearning extinction efect behaviour extensively reinforced can extinguish faster. Application of principles of reinforcement to practical problems of human behaviours. Focus on wanted behaviour do not pay attention to unwanted behaviour o. Sports: each response is encouraged based on it"s accuracy based on one thing at a time (ie. feet, back, arms, etc. ) Cognitive-behavioural pathologies: autism & dr. ivar lovaas focus on good behaviour and give quick feedback asap after the behaviour. When social reinforcement fails o: pints or tokens are established as secondary reinforcers through pairings with a variety of potent reinforcers, advantages: Points or tokens are easy to dispense and can be given immediately.
