PSYB45H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Reinforcement, Habituation
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*things to stop doing smoking, bitting nails, stop texting late. Training- chewing, peeing on the carpet, getting rid of bad habit. Reducing unwanted behaviors (her life) ( she wants to reduce these goals) Want husband to stop leaving clothes out. Definition?- remove the reinforcer you are talking , something which is consistently reinforced , you remove the reinforcer (allowing it to stay) So you need to figure out the reinforcer, How do we find out reinforcer functional assessment. Can"t implement extinction purely based on assumptions- reinforcer you are getting the reply. Reinforcers differ from one person to the next. Reinforcers can be different in different contexts. Multiple reinforcers: this is the case where there are more than one reinforcer , ( ex: getting replies , getting your questions answered , giving in ) Automatic reinforcer: extinction is not a way to go , Other people are providing the reinforcement: you cant control what other people do.
