PSYB45H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Reinforcement, Intellectual Disability, Stopwatch
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Dra: behavioral procedure used to increase the frequency of a desirable behavior and to decrease the frequency of undesirable behaviors: desirable behavior is reinforced and undesirable behavior are not reinforced (extinction) Mrs. william lived in a nursing home and always complained about everything. Three questions to determine if dra is appropriate: do you want to increase rate of desirable behavior. Is behavior already occurring atleast occassionaly: do you have access to a reinforcer that you can deliver after the occurrence of the behavior. If behavior is not occurring, dra on its own cannot create this behavior: shaping or prompting can be used initially to evoke the behavior, dra can then be used to strengthen and maintain behavior. If you have no control over reinforcer then dra can"t be used. Identify clearly and define the desirable behavior that is to be increased with dra. Clear behavioral definition of undesirable behaviors ensures you are not using reinforcement for the wrong behaviors.
