PSYB45H3 Lecture : Chapter 18

• School: UTSC
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYB45H3
• Professor: Zachariah Campbell

Document Summary

Positive punishment procedures and the ethics of punishment. positive punishment of the problem behavior because the aversive stimulus (physical guidance) is applied after the problem behavior. the change agent prevents the occurrence of a problem behavior by physically blocking the response. as soon as the client initiates the problem behavior, the change agent blocks it so that the client cannot complete the response. Application of aversive stimulation: to decrease serious problem behaviors such as bruxism (grinding upper and lower teeth together) used as a punisher with severe behavior problems such as self-injurious behavior: aromatic ammonia. contingent on the problem behavior, the change agent breaks open an ammonia capsule and waves the capsule under the client" nose the smell is an aversive stimulus: spray mist. a brief spray in the face from a water bottle contingent on an instance of the problem behavior causes no harm: facial screening.