KIN-10 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Misdemeanor, Reward System, Reinforcement
Introduction to Kinesiology
Notes
Joseph Yang
Token Rewards as Motivators
The use of rewards to manipulate motivation
Reward “things” used to modify or manipulate behaviour- material rewards
Reinforcement: personal interactions-verbal and non-verbal
Token Rewards; aka
Behaviour Modification
○ I want you to stop smoking so everytime take one out and not smoke, give a reward
Operant Conditioning
○ Rat through maze.. went right way, got a reward
Token Economies
**Contingency Management**
Contingency: Relationships between a behaviour and its consequences
What I want you to do, if you do it =reward/ If you don’t = consequences
Contingency Management: The regulation of behaviour use of token rewards to influence or alter
outcomes
Go to tutorial get 5% if you don’t lose it
○ Examples;
○ Scholarship, title, money, social status, trophies, food, free time, privileges
Undesirable behaviour can be eliminated though the use of token rewards
○ Ex. Change behaviours of swim team
○ Coach put up attendance sheet in a public place so others could see it (intensity)
○ Had team competitions to improve motivation
○ Desirable behaviour can be enhanced through use of token rewards
○ Ex. Improve supportive positive communication and increase shooting proficiency
○ If I can get recognition from my teammates, I’m going to keep working hard
Token rewards have a spill over effect on non-target behaviours
○ Give a reward in one situation, can often help fix other situations
Examples:
○ Enjoying practice even thought all athletes prefer games
○ Attendance and promptness
○ Interest and attitudes
○ Conformance to rules
Token rewards can be used to improve individual skill and/or task performance- not just used to
change behaviour
Guidelines:
Document Summary
Reward things used to modify or manipulate behaviour- material rewards. I want you to stop smoking so everytime take one out and not smoke, give a reward. Rat through maze went right way, got a reward. Contingency: relationships between a behaviour and its consequences. What i want you to do, if you do it =reward/ if you don"t = consequences. Contingency management: the regulation of behaviour use of token rewards to influence or alter outcomes. Go to tutorial get 5% if you don"t lose it. Scholarship, title, money, social status, trophies, food, free time, privileges. Undesirable behaviour can be eliminated though the use of token rewards. Coach put up attendance sheet in a public place so others could see it (intensity) Desirable behaviour can be enhanced through use of token rewards. Improve supportive positive communication and increase shooting proficiency. If i can get recognition from my teammates, i"m going to keep working hard.
