PSYCO282 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Reinforcement

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCO282
• Professor: Karsten A.Loepelmann

Document Summary

Extinction is when the reinforcing consequence (that produces a behaviour) is no longer presented and as result, the behaviour stops occurring. A characteristic of the extinction process the behaviour may increase in frequency, duration or intensity before extinction actually occurs. Another characteristic of the extinction process may produce new behaviours. For example: amanda, who cries louder and longer, also hits her pillow and screams. For example: when rose pressed the button harder and got nothing in return, she got angry and kicked it. A characteristic in which the unreinforced behaviour reappears and occurs after a long time. If spontaneous recovery occurs in the extinction process then, not paying attention to that behaviour will reduce the frequency or duration of the behaviour. Paying attention to the spontaneous recovery in the extinction process will reduce the effect of extinction. For example: after a long time, amanda cries at night.