PSY 101 Lecture Notes - Tuning Fork, Alarm Clock, Reward System

• School: University at Buffalo
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 101
• Professor: Professor Berg

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Increase in behavioral response as a result of repeated stimulus presentation o: stimulus is consistent, but you become more sensitive to it, ex: quicker to hit the snooze button following the 3rd or 4th alarm than after the. Reward with something that people already like; this will reinforce. Following a behavior by introducing or adding a rewarding. Positive reinforcement stimulus, thereby increasing probability of that behavior the behavior that preceded reward. Negative reinforcement thereby increasing probability of that behavior the behavior that preceded relief (removing stress or headache) Following a behavior with the removal of an aversive stimulus, Take away something that people already dislike; this will reinforce: punisher, any stimulus that decreases the probability of a given response, 2 types: People will be less likely to behave in some way if that behavior is. Following a behavior by introducing or adding an aversive stimulus, thereby decreasing probability of the preceding behavior immediately followed by something that they already dislike.