PSYB45H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Insomnia, Stimulus Control, Reinforcement
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Antecedents: cues that precede and set the occasion for a behaviour (cause us to do, think, and feel: cues tell us what to respond by linking cues to behaviour and its consequence. Behaviour happens in a context which includes objects, peoples, and internal events ex. hunger. Anything in the context that arouses behaviour is a stimulus. Example of antecedent influencing behaviour: a teacher asking a question sets the occasion for students to raise their hands: antecedents involve any of our senses, effects of antecedents may vary between people. Ex. not all students will raise their hand. Overt and covert antecedents: overt: open or directly observable through senses ex. seeing your dog, covert: internal and not open to observation ex. feeling tired. Ex. buying things compulsively is a negative reinforcement; it gets rid of negative emotions of anger or depression. Immediate antecedents: are present shortly before the behaviour occurs.
