PSYB45H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Reinforcement, Quiz, Habituation
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Or training a pet not peeing on the floor. Want husband to stop leaving clothes out. Can"t implement extinction purely based on assumptions. Reinforcers differ from one person to the next. Reinforcers can be different in different contexts. Other people are providing the reinforcement: you can"t control what other ppl do. Instructions: tell that person might help the extinction of they sending you emails. Withholding reinforcement from the target behavior and reinforcing a different behavior. Incompatible behavior (competing response): two behaviors physically cannot happen at the same time. Alternative behavior: not answering the questions from sister, but encourage her to analyze the quizes. Become aware of triggers : an find another alternative/substitute to do, reverse the trigger. Like dieting, open the fridge, call a friend to stop finding foods. Definition: the introduction of an aversive stimulus, which would be the positive punishment; or a negative punishment the removal of a pleasant stimulus.
