PSYB45H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Smoking Cessation, Aversion Therapy, Tim Hortons
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Brief exercise: think of one or two behaviour(s) that you would like to change over the next few months Write down 2 - 3 ideas of what might help you make the behaviour change e. g. , give myself 25 cents each time i bring my lunch from home, to save up to buy a chai latte at starbucks; Praise from my husband when putting together my lunch; feeling good about saving money and eating healthier. I will ask you to check back, add to/modify them, as we learn about different principles and practices of behaviour modification throughout the semester. Might well come in handy on the exams Outline: respondent conditioning vs. operant conditioning, key features of respondent conditioning, positive reinforcement, conditioned reinforcement. Two main types of conditioning: respondent conditioning (classical/pavlovian): discussed today (ch. 3), and then again in ch. 15: operant conditioning: underlies the majority of the topics in this course, specific focus of ch. Video: classical vs. operant conditioning, http://www. youtube. com/watch?v=h6lecm0e0io.
