PSYB45H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 18: Cud, Reinforcement, Applied Behavior Analysis
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Ch. 18- using time-out & response-cost punishment to decrease a behaviour naela. s. Deciding whether to use punishment punishment- process in which consequence of a behaviour decreases future performance of tht behaviour positive punishment: aversive stimulus/condition (e. g. reprimand) is added as consequence of behaviour negative punishment: stimulus (e. g. money) is taken away. Advantages and disadvantages of using punishment advantages: rapid results, eliminates behaviour almost entirely (e. g. self-injurious behaviour) disadvantages: cud lead to target person having strong emotional reactions: escape, avoidance, aggressive behaviours. 1. ) consider whether nonaversive methods have been used: -> can use functional assessment to figure out whether we cud use other alternatives to punishment such as manipulating antecedents, extinction, differential reinforcement. ->use punishment if all of these techniques above don"t work in decreasing target behaviour. 2. ) deciding whether to use punishment relates to characteristics of target person"s behaviour: -> need to look at target behaviour"s likelihood of causing injury/harm to person or others (if likelihood high= punishment)
