PSYB45H3 Chapter 11: Chapter 11 Notes
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Behavioral chain is a complex behavior consisting of many component behaviors that occur together in a. Example of behavioral chain: when you want a piece of gum of chewing gum, you have to engage in a sequence of responses, 1. Pull out the pack of gum: 3. Pull a single stick out of the pack: 4. Put the gum into your mouth: you can engage in a particular behavior in the sequence only if the previous behavior in the sequence has been completed. Analyzing stimulus response chains: a behavioral chain is often called a stimulus response chain. Each behavior or response in the chain produces a stimulus change that acts as an sd for the next response in the chain: 1. Sd1 (pack of gum in your pocket) -> r1(reach into your pocket: 2. Sd2 (your hand in your pocket) -> r2 (pull out the pack of gum: 3.
