01:830:101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Reinforcement, Saccharin, Operant Conditioning
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Positive reinforcements are events that increases the likelihood that a response will continue to be repeated. Example: a waiter receives an extra large tip for good service. If this continues, the waiter will be positively reinforced to continue to give good service to customers. Example: a parent praises their child for good test grades. If this continues, the parent"s praising will positively reinforce the child to continue to study and do well in school. continue to be repeated. Negative reinforcements are events that decreases the likelihood that a response will. Also known as punishment or passive avoidance learning, due to being able to. Example: a woman avoids stress by no longer calling her sister, who always avoid the response by behaving passively. says something to stress her out. Involves taking a task and breaking it down into small, simple steps, and then. With forward chaining, each step is taught from beginning to end.
