PSYB45H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Motivation, Reinforcement, Operant Conditioning
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Chapter 4 increasing a behavior with positive reinforcement. Described as him running the show" at home, deciding when to go bed, what to eat, when his parents could play with him . To get direct observation spent time with mother and dr in clinic playroom joint with observation rooms. Cooperative behavior = any noncommanding statements, actions, or questions: during baseline darren showed little , commanding behavior high, any cooperative behavior mother told to be positive and supporting. Over 2 sessions darren"s coop behavior increased, commanding decreased to near 0. Darren"s improvement resulted from the positive consequences provided by his mother following instances of darren"s cooperative behavior (in conjunction with her ignoring of commanding behavior). Positive reinforcer = an event that, when presented immediately following a behavior, causes the behavior to increase in frequency: reward, event determined to function as pr -> can be used to increase other behaviors.
