PSYB45H3 Lecture 18: lecture 18 notes
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When you go around the room and pick up the toys. this is not fun for the child (aversive: and at the moment jimmy"s like i"ll do it on my own and he starts doing it you immediately let go of him. this is negative reinforcement: involves positive punishment because physically touching the child. physical restraint: restraint, blocking and interruption are three different things. cautions in the use of aversive activities: should expect there to be resistance, punishment by application of aversive stimulation. eg would use lemon juice for children who ruminate. If use it at the very moment the child begins to ruminate (spit it out) it helps apparently. linscheid et al study: person before was hitting themselves approximately once a second, put a helmet on them that detected when they hit their head and when they do it gives them a shock www. notesolution. com.
