PSY 112 Lecture Notes - Lecture 49: Reinforcement, Classical Conditioning, Operant Conditioning

• School: Pace University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 112
• Professor: Siporin

Document Summary

Although it can take a long time, this operant conditioning can create chains of behaviors that are reinforced only when they"re completed. Behaviors can also be trained through use of secondary reinforcers: changing behavior w/ reinforcement & punishment: Use of positive reinforcement in changing behavior is almost always more effective than using punishment: positive reinforcement makes person/animal feel better & helps create a positive relationship w/ person providing reinforcement. Types of positive reinforcement that are effective in everyday life include: verbal praise, approval, awarding of status/prestige, direct financial payment. Parents, for example, might want to use behavior modification with their children. A could be used to train children to do chores. Psychologists might design programs using behavior modification for a variety of group settings. Prisons, schools, and mental institutions are examples of places where administrators need to control behavior. Token economies might be established so that individuals received tokens for good behaviors.