PSYB45H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Constipation, Polskie Radio Program Iii, Motivation
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Procedures for eliminating a conditioned reflex: respondent extinction: involves the procedure of presenting a cs while withholding the. Applications of respondent conditioning and extinction: eg. aversion therapy to treat alcoholism, treating chronic constipation. Chapter 4 increasing a behavior with positive reinforcement. Factors influencing the effectiveness of positive reinforcement: selecting the behavior to be increased. The behaviors to be reinforced must be identified specifically. Can be classified under consumable, activity, manipulative, possessional, and social. Use a reinforce questionnaire or reinforce menu. Conduct a preference assessment- effective to allow an individual to choose among a number of available reinforcers. The notion that extrinsic reinforcers undermine intrinsic motivation flies in the face of common sense; extrinsic-intrinsic distinction b/w reinforcers may not even be valid: all reinforcers involve external stimuli and all have internal aspects: motivating operations. Most reinforcers will not be effective unless the individual has been deprived of them for some period of time prior to their use.
