PSYCO282 Chapter 4: Chapter 4 - Miltenberger
19 Mar 2016
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No t e b o o k: behavior mod. Reinforcement: the process in which the occurrence of a behavior is followed by a consequence that results in an increase in the future probability of the behavior. Consequence: the stimulus or event occurring immediately after a behavior. Wahler lowered commanding behaviors in a boy in 1965 by having the mother completely ignore any commands, and respond to cooperative behaviors. Reinforcement is defined as follows: the occurrence of a particular behavior, is followed by an immediate consequence, that results in the strengthening of the behavior. Operant behavior: behavior that acts on the environment to produce an immediate consequence and, in turn, is strengthened by that consequence. Operant: tending to produce effects; relating to the observable. Reinforcer: a stimulus or event that increases the further probability of a behavior when it occurs contingent on the occurrence of that behavior.
