PSYB45H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Predicable, Reinforcement, Avoidant Personality Disorder
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Reinforcement: when behavior results in favorable outcome, behavior is more likely to be repeated in future in similar circumstances, sulzer-azaroff and mayer: reinforcement may occur naturally, as result of our day-to-day interactions with our social and physical environment. Completion of homework ( low probability behavior) Escape and avoidance behaviors: escape behavior: occurrence of behavior results in termination of an aversive stimulus that was already present when behavior occurred. Person escapes from the aversive stimulus by engaging in a particular behaviour, and that behaviour is strengthened: avoidance behavior: occurrence of behavior prevents presentation of aversive stimulus. Person avoids aversive stimulus by engaging in behaviour, behaviour is strengthened. Conditioned and unconditioned reinforcers: certain stimuli are naturally reinforcing because the ability of our behaviors to be reinforced by these stimuli has survival value. Example: money is paired with an almost unlimited variety of reinforcers.
