PSY 3010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Token Economy, Reinforcement, Intellectual Disability
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Reinforcers of lesser preference might be as effective as preferred reinforcers if: they are varied instead of constant, bearing reinforcers maintains the eo and provides effectiveness. Praise and social interaction are very common naturally occurring reinforcers, but they are secondary reinforcers that must be learned. Another form of naturally occurring reinforcement is the automatic reinforcement from accomplishing a task, learned something interesting, read a book, or producing a product. Money is an example of a generalized reinforce. The criterion for reinforcement should be set: so that the participants first response produces reinforcement, the behavior reinforcer pairing will increase the behavior. The criterion for reinforcement should be set so that the participants first response will likely produced reinforcement. A common mistake is to set the criterion too high, such that the participant does not receive reinforcement. It is the contact with the reinforcement that is needed to produce improved performance.