BIO 394 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Shock Collar, Playtime, Reinforcement
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Positive reinforcement, something good has been turned on. Study done in 1950"s (positive reinforcement), prisoners volunteered to eat 10,000 calories a day. Being told stop that is an positive reinforcement (a10) Establishing operations, are things you do to an animal to make sure the reinforcement has the intended effect. More than half of pet dogs are overweight in the us. Interview with dr. erica v studied at caro college, montana. Decrease rate of behavior: example, leash pop, tugging on leash to stop dog from pulling. Removal of stimulus in another environment that would be considered as reinforcrs: example, timeout. Interview with dr. lindsay v negative = removal. Reward, stimulus change increase likely hood of behavior: example, food, treat, praise, play, to go outside. Decrease in likely hood of behavior: example, hitting or kicking, stating no. In car if you don"t put your seat belt on the car with continually beep. Removing or taking something good away: example, timeout.
