PSYB45H3 Chapter 7: Chapter 7
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Developing stimulus control: stimulus discrimination training: antecedent stimulus that is present when behaviour is reinforced is known as discriminate stimulus (sd, stimulus discrimination training: process of reinforcing a behaviour only when specific antecedent stimulus (sd) 2 steps involved in stimulus discrimination training: when sd is present, behaviour is reinforced, when any other antecedent stimuli except sd are present, behaviour is not reinforced. Incorrect spelling is not reinforced or punished, no longer exists. The three-term contingency: skinner- stimulus discrimination training involves three-term contingency, consequence (reinforce/ punisher) is contingent on occurrence of behaviour only in presence of specific antecedent stimulus called sd, involves relationship among antecedent, behaviour, consequence of behaviour (abcs) Notion used to described three term contingency involving reinforcement: Sdrsr: sd= discriminative stimulus, r= response (an instance of behaviour, sr= reinforce (reinforcing stimulus) Sd r sp: sp= punisher (or punishing stimulus)
