PSYB45H3 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Contin, Task Analysis, Slot Machine
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Most positive reinforcers can be classified under five overlapping headings - consumable, activity, manipulative, possessional, and social. Preference assessment - effective to allow an individual to choose among a number of available reinforcers. Intrinsic motivation - involves engaging in a behavior because it is personally rewarding; essentially, performing an activity for its own sake rather than the desire for some external reward. Extrinsic motivation - occurs when we are motivated to perform a behavior or engage in an activity to earn a reward or avoid punishment. Refers to that condition in which the individual has experienced the reinforcer to such an extent that it is no longer reinforcing. Deprivation - to indicate the time during which an individual does not experience the reinforcer. Contingent behaviour - when a specific behavior must occur before that reinforcer will be presented. Non-contingent behaviour - if the reinforcer is presented at a particular time regardless of the preceding behavior.
