Psychology 2800E Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Paracetamol, Streptococcus Pneumoniae, Injury Prevention

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2800E
• Professor: Doug Hazelwood

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Ch4 (+1&2) review: negative reinforcement, positive reinforcement ( the dog is getting yelled at something is applied, evreytime you barks, yells at him give him intention) , +reinforcement doesn"t need to be something pleasurable. Go upstairs, clean up your room and wash your hands . In this case, parents understand can you take the cup to the dishwasher means command, but child understand it as a question, don"t get the double meaning , so they say no but they get yelled. Say what you want not what you don"t want. It is easier for children to act , then to stop doing something. If you want child to not do something, it is better that just let them do the opposite thing. Mental retardation is a hereditary problem ( myth. Brain operation can cure mental retardation ( myth) S3 intelligence is a construct, it is intangible, it is an idea.