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PSYB45H3 Chapter 9: PSYB45 Chapter 9 Detailed notes

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Psychology
Course
PSYB45H3
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Zachariah Campbell

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Shaping: develop target behavior that person doesn"t currently exhibit: differential reinforcement: shaping is defined as this. Applications of shaping: getting mrs. f to walk again, used shaping to get lab rats to press lever in an experimental chamber. Shaping can be used in following ways: 1. Generating novel behavior (language in young child: 2. Research on shaping: research shows that shaping has been used to generate a variety of target behaviors in a variety of populations including high level athletic performance. Shaping of topographies (new forms) has been used: wolf. Used shaping to get preschooler with disabilities to wear his glasses. Used food to reinforce successive approximations to target behavior of wearing glasses: horner. Successive approx included touching glasses, picking them up and putting on. Worked with dennis 5 year old child with mental retardation. Had condition called spina bifida; spinal cord damaged before birth, use of legs is limited.

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31. Your task is to teach a dog to ring a door bell with its nose. Place the steps given below in the order that you would reinforce them to best represent the process of "shaping the dog to perform this behavior. 1. The dog is standing next to the bell button 2. The dog is pushing the bell button 3. The dog is 5 feet from the bell button 4. The dog is sniffing at the bell button 5. The dog is 1 and 22 feet from the bell button A) 2, 1, 4, 5, 3 B) 2, 4, 1, 5, 3 C) 3, 5, 4, 1, 2 D) 3, 5, 1, 4, 2 E) 1, 2, 3, 5, 4

25. In negative reinforcement, a. an organism's responding is influenced by the observation of others' behavior. b. an organism engages in a response that brings aversive stimulation to an end. c. a neutral stimulus acquires the ability to elicit a response. d. an organism engages in a response that causes aversive stimulation.

21. According to the information in the textbook, emotions are adaptive because A) they signal that something important is happening and they direct our behavior to that event B) they are an effective form of communication C) certain emotions such as fear and anger motivate action in response to danger D) certain emotions such as interest and joy, broaden our behavior so that we explore and consider new ideas E) all of the above