PSYB45H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 17: Acronym, Caffeine, Bicycle Helmet
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Chapter 17: antecedent control rules and goals. Focusing on strategies that involve the manipulation of antecedent stimuli, to influence behaviour: rules, goals, modeling, physical guidance, motivation. Description of a three-term contingency of reinforcement: antecedents-behaviour-consequences, a situation in which a behaviour will lead to a consequence. Partial rules: do not identify all three aspects of a contingency of reinforcement; but can still control our behaviour: e. g. , co(cid:374)se(cid:395)ue(cid:374)(cid:272)es (cid:272)a(cid:374) ofte(cid:374) (cid:271)e i(cid:373)plied (cid:894)do(cid:374)"t (cid:272)o(cid:373)e ho(cid:373)e too late(cid:895) When behaviour will lead to immediate and severe punishment: when trial and error could be costly. Specific (vs. vague) description of circumstances which the behaviour should occur. Refer to sizeable consequences (vs. consequences that are small but add up) Complex rules should be broken down into easy-to-follow steps. Rules should be delivered in a pleasant, courteous manner. Fading of rules should be used as necessary to allow other stimuli that are present to take control of the behaviour.
