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Positive reinforcement |
____ ____ involves following the operant with the addition of reinforcing stimulus. * strengthened because something is added or presented. |
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Negative reinforcement |
____ ____ involves an operant that is followed by the removal of an aversive stimulus. *response is strengthened because something is subtracted or removed. |
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Punishment |
____ is the process by which a behavior is followed by an aversive consequence that decreases the likelihood of behaviors being repeated. |
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Because both types of reinforcement increase the likelihood of a behavior being repeated, punishment does the opposite. |
How do we know punishment is being used rather than reinforcement? |
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Drawbacks of punishment |
_____ __ _________ are 1) May decrease a specific response, but doesn’t promote a more appropriate response to take its place. 2) May produce passivity, fear, anxiety and hostility 3) effects of punishment are temporary. |
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Shaping |
____ is the process of establishing a behavior until correct behaviors are displayed. |
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Shaping |
___ is used to explain how people develop a wide variety of skills and abilities. |
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Partial reinforcement |
____ ____ is a situation in which the occurrence of a particular response is only SOMETIMES followed by a reinforcer. |
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Continuous reinforcement |
_____ ____ is a schedule of reinforcement in which every occurrence of a particular response is followed by a reinforcer. |
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Know the Bobo doll experiment |
Know the Bobo doll experiment |
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Observational learning |
____ ____ is when learning takes place through observing the actions of others. |
