PSYC 3610H Chapter 7: Chapter 7
27 Mar 2017
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Shaping: dev. of a new beh. by successively reinforcing closer approximations of beh. and extinguishing preceding approximations of beh. 5 aspects of beh. that can"t be shaped: topography (specific movements involved, frequency (# of instances that occur in a period, duration (length of time a response lasts, latency (time btwn occurrence of stimulus and response) Intensity (force of a response, physical effect the response has on the environment) Shaping examples: language, when kids are young we reinforce kuh for cookies, but as they age we only accept closer approximations to desired cookie , animal beh. , social skills. Factors influencing the effectiveness of shaping: specifying the final desired beh. (terminal beh. -final desired beh. ) (specify precise beh.
