PSYB45H3 Lecture 10: Lecture 10.docx
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Behaviorism isn"t the same as it was 80 years ago. Trying to teach responsibility and care for dog. Can you punish for absence of behavior: no you can"t. Antecedent is everything the person is experiencing (sight, sounds). Behavior is what they are doing at that moment in time. You can"t punish the absence of behavior so you use reinforcement. They need to know what they are doing at that moment is wrong. Can say the absence of behavior follows rules and consequences. Informed consent: person above age 18 says they understand procedure and the intended outcome. Safety: person administering and not must both be safe. All about behavior modification but also to stop alcohol consumption. The occurrence of behavior in the context of a novel stimulus. Reinforce a behavior in each of a series of situations until it generalized to other members of that same stimulus class. Relevant: natural antecedent stimuli the person experience.
