CHYS 3P47 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Stimulus Control, Situation Two, Classical Conditioning
20 Jan 2016
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The degree of correlation between the occurrence of a particular antecedent stimulus and the occurrence of a subsequent response (looking at the stimulus and the response, if you touch nose and child copies, good stimulus control) Good, strong or effective stimulus control refers to a strong correlation between the occurrence of a particular stimulus and a particular response; this is, when the stimulus occurs, the response is likely to follow. Can"t guess as to what is happening. Which stimuli in our environment have control of our behaviour. When mommy is present, child will not hit her brother, but will share toys (mom exerting stimulus control what is environmental influences on behaviour mom"s presence) Consequence someone there (open door when hear bell) Consequence no one there (won"t open door when no one rings bell) Outcome: you are more likely to open door when someone rings the bell. Consequence no reduction of glare, too dark (minor punisher)
