PSY 1101 Lecture 16: Reinforcers / Schedules of Reinforcements / Punishment

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 1101
• Professor: Najwa Haddad

Document Summary

Reinforce: event that increases the likelihood of a behavior being repeated, positive reinforcement, presenting a rewarding stimulus, something is added, ex. Giving a student a gold star: negative reinforcement, something is taken away, e(cid:454). Screa(cid:373)i(cid:374)g kid i(cid:374) the car, (cid:455)ou"ll get the(cid:373) ice crea(cid:373) if the(cid:455) stop screaming: removing an unpleasant stimulus after a response. Primary reinforces: food when hungry, water when thirsty, taking medication to stop pain (-) Conditioned (secondary) reinforces: effective through learned associations with primary reinforces, money, use it to get your primary reinforces. Continuous reinforcement: desired response is reinforced every time it occurs, ex. Gumball machine, every time you put a quarter you get a gumball: ex. Partial (intermittent) reinforcement: responses are sometimes reinforced, ex. The plush toy machine, where you have to try and grab the toy. Fixed ratio schedule: reinforce behavior after a set of # of responses, ex. Every 4 times a dog sits, give him a treat: e(cid:454).