PSY100H1 Lecture Notes - Reinforcement, Flight Controller
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Ch 16: using advanced reinforcement procedures to increase a behavior. Poker chips, stars, stamps attached to a chart, check marks in a table, data entries in logs, or specially printed paper money, which can be exchanged for back up reinforcements. Tokens are not originally reinforcing for the person, they come to function as reinforcers through learning, where originally neutral token becomes the conditioned stimulus. Must identify whether each target behavior is a behavioral deficit or an excess. Conduct a functional assessment to identify existing antecedents and consequences of each behavior. Staff members who will implement the system must receive training so that they will know when a target behavior has or has not occurred and how to administer the consequences. Phasing out the token program: switch to natural reinforcers, delay opportunities to redeem tokens, decrease the number of tokens a target behavior earns or increase the number of tokens.
