PSYB45H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Tourette Syndrome, Reinforcement, Classical Conditioning
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Chapter 12- differential reinforcement procedures to decrease behaviour. E. g. of drl schedule: any target response that occurs after 15 min of the previous target response is immediately reinforced; any target response that occurs w/in 15 min of the previous target response is not reinforced. Note that a target response before the interval has passed causes the timing of the interval to start over again. Differential reinforcement of zero responding: consider gerry who scratches his skin to the point where he gets open sores over his body . ) size of dro should be increased in this fashion until a) behaviour is occurring very rarely or not at all and b) a minimum amount of reinforcement is being given for its non-occurrence. To avoid this you might use dri instead of dro by specifying the incompatible behaviour that is to be reinforced e. g. you might reinforce sitting quietly.
