PSY 206 Lecture Notes - Lecture 32: Operant Conditioning, Psy, Corporal Punishment
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Provide a generalization to each of the key terms listed in this section. 0. 1 thorndikes law of e ect: responses that lead to satisfying consequences are more likely to be re- peated. 0. 2 basics of operant conditioning: reinforcement: process by which a stimulus increases the probability that a preceding behavior will be repeated. Positive punishment: stimulus added to the environment that brings about an increases in a preceding response. Negative punishment: an unpleasant stimulus with the removal leads to an increased probability: punishment: stimulus that decreases the probability that a prior behaviors will occur again. Positive punishment: presenting negative consequences after an un- desirable behavior. Negative punishment: certain desired stimulus being removed after an undesirable behavior. 0. 3 pros of punishment: appropriate for dangerous behaviors, temporary suppression may provide opportunity to reinforce more desir- able behavior. 0. 4 cons of punishment: frequent ine ective, physical punishment has harmful side-e ects.
