PSYB45H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Escape Response, Reinforcement
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Chapter 14 establishing behavior by escape and. Escape conditioning: the removal of aversive stimuli immediately after the occurrence will increase the likelihood of that behavior: ex. Although similar, they differ procedurally in terms of both the antecedents and the consequences of behavior. In punishment the aversive stimulus is presented after the undesired response. In escape conditioning the aversive stimulus must be present prior to an escape response, and the aversive stimulus is removed immediately following the escape response. Punishment procedure decreases the likelihood of the undesired response, whereas the escape conditioning procedure increases the likelihood of the desired response: another name for escape conditioning is negative reinforcement. Reinforcement indicates that is it analogous to positive reinforcement in that both strengthen responses. Negative indicates that the strengthening effect occurs because the response leads to the removal (taking away) of an aversive stimulus. Escape extinction: extinction occurring following scape conditioning similar situation (negative reinforcement)
