PSYB45H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 17: Goal Setting
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Chapter 17 antecedent control: rules and goals. Antecedents fall into the categories of rules, goals, modeling, physical guidance, situational inducement, and motivation. Describes a situation in which a behaviour will lead to a consequence. Function as an sd a cue that emitting the behaviour specified by the rule will lead to the reinforce identified in the rule, or a cue that not following the rule will lead to a punisher. Partial rules rules that do not identify all three aspects of a contingency of reinforcement. Contingency-shaped behaviour behaviour that develops because of its immediate consequence rather than because of a specific statement or rule. Rule-governed behaviour behaviour controlled by the statement of a rule. Descriptive praise (behaviour specific praise) praise that describes the specific behaviour receiving the praise: example: good girl for cleaning your room . Example: i"d better start studying now or ill fail the exam tomorrow .
