EAB 3764 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Reinforcement, Design Of Experiments, Stationary Bicycle

• School: University of Florida
• Department: Experimental Analysis of Behavior
• Course: EAB 3764
• Professor: Iwata Brian

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Contingent on some aspect of a response that increases the future probability of the response. Definition (note: this definition differs from that given by miltenberger): Reinforcement is not a thing or a static event; its effects are dependent on the difference between the pre-change and post- change conditions. Nature of the response on which reinforcement is contingent. Occurrence of a target (r) response increases. Nonoccurrence of a target response (not r) response decreases. Nature of the stimulus change that serves as reinforcement (see examples in table 4-1) Negative reinforcement (sr-): stimulus removal: escape: removal or reduction of ongoing stimulation. Stimulus present-r-stimulus absent: avoidance: postponement (prevention) of stimulation. Primary (unconditioned) reinforcer: whose effects are not dependent on prior learning. Secondary (conditioned) reinforcer: whose effects are acquired through pairing with other reinforces. Mediated (socially): reinforcement delivered by an agent (person: giving attention. Automatic: reinforcement directly produced by a response (other people not involved: eating.