PSYB45H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Ice Cream Van, Reinforcement, Polskie Radio Program Iii
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Chapter 5 increasing behaviour with conditioned reinforcement. Tokens as conditioned reinforcers tokens conditioned reinforcers that can be accumulated and exchanged for backup reinforcers. Bm program where people earn tokens for specific behaviours and can cash in their tokens for backup reinforcers token economy/token system. Benefits they can be deliver more immediate than the backup reinforcer bridge delays between behaviour and more powerful reinforcers. Conditioned punishment stimulus that is paired with punishment becomes punishing itself: demerit system in driving is an example of a punishment token system. Stimulus can become a conditioned reinforcer because of pairings with a single backup reinforcer. Conditioned reinforcer that is paired with a single backup reinforcer simple conditioned reinforcer. Stimulus that is paired with more than one kind of backup reinforcer generalized conditioned reinforcer. Reinforcing power of a conditioned reinforcer depends on the reinforcing power the of the backup reinforces on which it is based. Depends on the number of backup reinforcers it is paired with.
