PSYB45H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Token Coin, Reinforcement
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Unconditioned reinforcers stimuli that are reinforcing without prior learning or conditioning; aka primary or unlearned reinforcers. Conditioned reinforcers (aka secondary or learned reinforcers) stimuli that were not originally reinforcing but have become reinforcers by being paired or associated with other reinforcers (backup reinforcers that can be unconditioned or conditioned) Training dolphins: backup reinforcer (fish- unconditioned), conditioned reinforcer (clicking sound) Girl with point system: backup reinforcer (facebook-conditioned), conditioned reinforcer (points) Category of conditioned reinforcers: stimuli that have been paired with addictive drugs (b. up) Including smell/taste of sub smell/taste of substance containing drug, sight of paraphernalia used to administer drug. Tokens are conditioned reinforcers that can be accumulated & exchanged for backup reinforcers (i. e. , money) Token economy/system: bm program in which indys can earn tokens for specific behaviours and cash in tokens for backup reinforcers. Delivered more immediately than backup reinforcer bridging delays between behaviour and more powerful reinforcers.
