Learning And Conditioning L:11

Front 1

Positive Punishment is

Back 1

adding something aversive in order to reduce behavior

Front 2

Negative punishment

What is the response cost?

Back 2

Taking away something good in order to reduce behavior

Response cost is what you lose

Front 3

Punishment does reduce behavior, however...

Back 3

Seems to be short-lived and context-dependent

Front 4

Compare reinforcement and punishment

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Reinforcement has more powerful and longer lasting effects

Front 5

Three key aspects of punishment

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1. Severity

2. Consistency

3. Immediacy

Front 6

Pain-Induced aggression

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not aggression to avoid being punished, but aggression as a result of it. Affected by past experiences. Can be reinforced by reducing non-aggressive responses to punishment

Front 7

Social Learning Theory states that

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We learn social behavior through imitation and modeling. Correlational data shows that parents who abuse their children were likely abused themselves

Front 8

Escape conditioning

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Form of negative reinforcement that deals with escaping an aversive stimulus. Very powerful in affecting behavior

Front 9

Avoidance learning

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Responding in order to avoid a negative event. Generally produces quick, stable learning.

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How do you get rid of an avoidance response?

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Very tough to do.

Systematic desensitization

Flooding works even better - when you force someone to experience the CS without the UCS

Front 11

Mower's two factor theory

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First stage: Fear is conditioned to cues surrounding aversive event

Second stage: learned responses to avoid event and/or cues

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D'amato's view

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Motivational aspect. Relief is rewarding