FRHD 3150 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Reinforcement

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 3150
• Professor: Michelle Preyde

Document Summary

When a stimulus becomes a conditioned reinforcer through deliberate association with other reinforcers, the other reinforcers are called backup reinforcers. Can be either unconditioned reinforcersor other conditioned reinforcers. The main advantage of using tokens or other conditioned reinforcers in a behavior modification program is that they can usually be delivered more immediately than the backup reinforcer can. They help to bridge delays between behavior and more powerful reinforcers. Conditioned punishment: a stimulus that"s paired with punishment becomes punishing. The demerit system used in the military is an example of a punishment token system. Factors influencing the effectiveness of conditioned reinforcement: the strength of backup reinforcers. The reinforcing power of a conditioned reinforcer depends in part on the reinforcing power of the backup reinforcer(s) on which it is based: the variety of backup reinforcers. Simple conditioned reinforcer: a conditioned reinforcer that is paired with a single backup reinforcer.