PSYB45H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Reinforcement, Motivation
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Chapter 4 increasing a behaviour with positive reinforcement. Positive reinforce event that causes the behaviour to increase in frequency, roughly synonymous with the word reward. Positive reinforcement if someone in a situation does something that is followed by a positive reinforcer, then the person is more likely to do the same thing the next time he or she encounters a similar situation. Operant behaviour (ob) behaviours that operate on the environment to generate consequences and in turn influenced by those consequences: ob"s followed by positive reinforcers are increased, and followed by punishers decrease behaviours. The removal of an event following a response may also increase that response negative reinforcement/escape conditioning. Positive reinforcement is a law of behaviour positive reinforcement in an important part of the learning process. 2 choosing reinforcers ( different strokes of different. Activity opportunities to watch tv, look at a picture book o o: manipulative play with fav toy, pain or colour o o.
