PSY 3103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Stimulus Control, Reinforcement, Rebar
12 Apr 2016
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Posiive control: condiioning and simulus control based on posiive reinforcement. o o o. Tends to elicit posiive feelings if the consequence is strong enough in eliciing posiive feelings. Posiive feelings will become associated with the behaviour (secondary reinforcement) Negaive control: condiioning and simulus control based on negaive reinforcement or punishment. o o o o. Increase frequency of behaviour for negaive reinforcement, or decreasing for punishment. Tends to elicit negaive feelings, and get the opposite efect of posiive control. The behaviour itself can act as a secondary punisher (?) Increases vigour of responding o increases general muscle tension, if you punish a kid who is aggressive, kid is likely to become more aggressive in the moment. Temporary suppression of behaviour o only when sdeltas are present: might not be long term. Learn to avoid punishment and punisher o learn not to get caught e. g. speeding when cops aren"t around.
