PSYB45H3 Chapter Notes -Behaviorism, Intellectual Disability
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Rule-governed and verbal behaviour: rule governed behaviour: Rule: verbal statement of a contingency that involves antecedent, a behv, and a conseq: ex of rule: 2 days before the test, if i don"t start reading, i"ll flunk. 2 ways rules are efficient: can respond in accordance w/ specified contingencies & avoid experiencing unpleasantness, react properly even though never experienced threatened conseq before (ex: take stairs in case of fire) Rule-governed behv action controlled by stated rule. Rules generally = verbal prompts leads to + reinforcement if obeyed and punishment if not. Neg reinforcement involved in learning rules when rule elicits aversive emotion: ex: doing readings reduces aversive emotion of anxiety. Ex: passing course currently failing via desirable reinforcers. Sufficient verbal/lang skills req to use rules: verbal behaviour: Verbal behaviour: action that uses lang & results in conseq. Vocal or nonvocal (written, gestures, sign lang) Focus on 2 earliest verbal behvs children dev (mands & tacts)
