PSY 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Tunxis Community College, Neurofeedback, Behavior Modification

• School: Tunxis Community College
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 111
• Professor: O'brien

Document Summary

Operant: the reappearance of an extinguished behavior when reinforcements is provided again after a period of no reinforcement. Classical: the reappearance of an extinguished cr when organism is exposed to the original cs after a period of not being exposed to the cs. Discriminative stimulus- any stimulus that provides the organism with a cue for making a certain response in order to obtain reinforcement. Operant- any stimulus that provides the with a cue for making a certain responses in order to obtain reinforcement. Classical- tendency to respond to a stimulus that is similar to the original cs in the same way (with a cr) Behavioral modification- the application of operant conditioning (and sometimes classical conditioning) techniques to bring about desired changes in behavior. Token economy-desired behavior rewarded with tokens that can be exchanged for something individual wants. Time-out reduce undesired behavior by removing individual from the attention of others or item that reinforces it.