PSYB45H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 26: Abusive Power And Control, Ethology, Netflix
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Ex: overeaing, binge-watching neflix, drinking too much cafeine. Behaviours lead to immediate reinforcers, and eventually result in negaive consequences. Causes: (a) immediate reinforcers override delayed punishers (b) immediate reinforcers override cumulaively signiicant punishers. Punishers do not have immediate noiceable efects. Punishers are only signiicant when behaviour consistently occurs over a decent period of ime (c) immediate reinforcers override delayed reinforcers of an alternaive desirable behaviour. Behaviours usually lead to small immediate punishers, but eventually lead to posiive outcomes or major negaive outcomes if behaviours are not executed. Causes: (a) immediate small punishers override cumulaive signiicant reinforcers. Behavioural model of self-control: self-control occurs when an individual behaves in some way that arranges the environment to manage their own subsequent behaviours. Antecedents behaviour to be controlled consequences. Individual must emit a controlling behaviour to efect a change in a behaviour to be controlled. Controlling behaviour acts on the antecedents and the consequences of the behaviour to be controlled.
