PSYC 4050 Chapter 11: behaviour modification chapter 11
16 Dec 2011
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Chapter 11 behaviour modification y modeling therapy: vicarious extinction and skills training y. Intro: learning by observing and then imitating is pervasive, mostly prosaically y basics of modeling: observer- person who attends to the model. imitation-when someone observes a model and behaves like them; observing alone doesn t mean imitation. y 3 stages of observational learning: 1. more likely to acquire in event of consequence: 3. Observers acceptance of models behaviour as guide for his own actions(determined by consequences) no acceptance-no influence: for modelling all 3 must occurreinforcer may be given if they copy. 2 y live model-person present y symbolic model- observed indirectly y covert modeling-familiar symbolic model that ppl imagine. 5 factors to modeling- teaching, prompting, motivating, reducing anxiety, discouraging. social skills training trains through teaching, prompting and motivating clients to do good behaviours. decelerating via discouraging modeling is rarely used: self modeling:
