PSYC 3610H Chapter Notes - Chapter 26: Abusive Power And Control
27 Mar 2017
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Self control individual deliberately alters or changes their beh. to achieve a specific goal: causes of self-control problems, problems of behavioral excess, problems of behavioral deficits. Problems of behavioral excess: doing too much of something. If the immediate reinforcement overrides the delayed punisher (at pitcher of beer override the delay punishing hangover) If the immediate reinforcement overrides the unnoticeable immediate neg. effects that are only cumulatively significant (overeating cause of a prob over time, not all at once) If self-control involves the choice between 2 behaviors, both with positive outcomes, the one immediately reinforcing wins. Problems of behavioral deficits: doing too little of something. If the behavior leads to immediate small punishers and the reinforcement is only cumulatively significant (exercising) If the beh. leads to an immediate small punisher and the major punisher if the behavior does not occur is improbable (not wearing a helmet)
