PSYC 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter Module 6.2: Devaluation, Nucleus Accumbens, Contiguity

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1000
• Professor: Paula Barata

Document Summary

The role that consequences play in increasing or decreasing behaviour. Focus questions: how do the consequences of our actions such as winning or loosing a bet affect subsequent behaviour, many behaviours, including gambling, are reinforced only part of the time. Behaviour: try the new caf on 2nd avenue. Effect: the (cid:271)eha(cid:448)iour is rei(cid:374)for(cid:272)ed, you"ll go there again. Behaviour: try listening to the new radio station in town. Effect: you (cid:449)o(cid:374)"t liste(cid:374) to that statio(cid:374) agai(cid:374). Contingency: a consequence depends upon an action: ex. earning good grades is general contingent upon studying effectively. Reinforces: is a stimulus that is contingent upon a response, and that increases the probability of that response occurring again. Punishment: is a process that decreases the future probability of a response. Punisher: is a stimulus that is contingent upon a response, and that results in a decrease in behaviour. it is defined based on behaviour.