PSYB45H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Reinforcement, Operant Conditioning, Adventitiousness
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Chapter 4: increasing a behavior with positive reinforcement. Positive reinforcement: positive reinforcer: is an event that, when presented immediately following a behavior, causes the behavior to increase in frequency. Positive reinforcement is a law of behavior: the principle of positive reinforcement, one of the principles of operant conditioning, is also a law. Or use pictures i(cid:374) a fo(cid:396)(cid:373) of a (cid:862)(cid:396)ei(cid:374)fo(cid:396)(cid:272)e(cid:396) (cid:373)e(cid:374)u(cid:863: use the premack principle: Example: parents of a 13-year-old boy observe that during the school year their son spends several hours each weekday evening on facebook or texting friends and never studies of does homework. Pitfalls of positive reinforcement: there are 4 distinct ways in which lack of knowledge of a principle or procedure can be problematic. Unaware-misapplication pitfall: those who are not aware of positive reinforcement are apt to use it unknowingly to strengthen undesirable behavior for example, children who exhibit extreme social withdrawal.
