PSY 1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Alarm Clock, Jaywalking, Observational Learning
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*no lecture next wednesday but will be discussion. Positive and negative do not refer to whether something is good or bad. *think of positive as + (plus) and negative as (minus) Reinforcement increases the probability that the preceding action will be: positive reinforcement adding something to increase a behavior. Getting a (cid:498)like(cid:499) on your status on facebook: negative reinforcement taking away something to increase a. Punishment action will be repeated in the future. Reinforcement or punishment occurs after the behavior has been. Getting a raise in salary for good performance positive reinforcement. Getting a ticket for jaywalking positive punishment. Pressing a bar to stop a painful shock negative reinforcement. Getting yelled at by the cambus driver for exiting out the wrong door. Punishment an event that decreases the probability that the preceding: positive punishment adding something to decrease a behavior, negative punishment taking away something to decrease a behavior performed consequences. Operant behavior consequences operant behavior consequences .