[PSYB45H3] - Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam (128 pages long!)
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Positive reinforcement desirable stimulus added in order to increase. = give him a massage to take the pain away from a long day of work. Positive punishment aversive stimulus added in order to decrease target. Reinforcers anything that increases the target behavior or causes it to repeat. Types of reinforcers: natural vs. programmed, unconditioned vs. Natural reinforcement example= brushing your teeth and your teeth feel clean. Example of opposite is brushing your teeth and getting a dollar. Natural is when no one tries to reinforce it on purpose and no one else is involved or no one else has to give you anything. Whereas programmed is when people actively plan a way to reinforce a behavior reinforcing. Unconditioned mean you never had to learn it, it was naturally reinforcing. For example getting full when you are hungry, getting a drink when you are thirsty never have to be learned from infancy they are automatically.
