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behavior mod.
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Psychology
Undergraduate 4
11/11/2011

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Fact
Definition
People and things i the environment becomes cues for behavior after multiple experiences such as my teacher being cued to have a cigg. when he hit the corner by his house. 
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Fact 

Definition
hAny stimulus can be an antecedent or a consequence of a behavior 
Term
Good stimulus
Definition
A strong correlation between the stimulus and the response
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Why do we refrain from doing certain behaviors?
Definition
Because we have learned that in the presence of certain stimuli our response will net be reinforced such as putting money into an out of order vending machiene. 
Term
Sd and S(triangle)=
Definition

Sd=stimulus for reinforcement 

S(triangle)=stimulus for extinction 

Term
CA Sd and S(triangle) occur at the same time?
Definition
Yes they can such as a female mand male restroom signs 
Term
What is an example of unlearned stimulus generalization
Definition
The littble Albert experiment he associated dear with anyting fuzzy 
Term

 

What is a set of stimulil called?

 

Definition
A stimuli class
Term

What is is the difference between fading and shaping?

Definition

Fading involves the gradual change of a stimulus while the response stays about the same 

shaping involves the gradual change or a response while the stimulus stays about the same

Term
What is an error?
Definition
Failure to respond to the Sd
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What are three advantages to errorless training?
Definition

 

                                                    i.     Errors consume valuable time

                                                  ii.     If an error occurs once it will most likely happen again

                                                iii.     Nonreinforcement that occurs when errors are being extinguished produces negative aggressive response or escape from the situation

 

Term
What is another name for errorless discrimination training?
Definition
Errorless learning 
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Fading Occurs
Definition
Across specific stmulus dimension that can occur in any situation or setting
Term
FActors that influence the effectiveness of fading
Definition
  1. Chosing a finale dsired stimulus
  2. choosing a starting stimulus known as a prompt
  3. evironmental alterations that will evoke the desired behavior
  4. extra stimulus v. witin stimulus prompts: extra stimulus is added to the environment sucha s poiting and within stimulus prompt is an alteration of the Sd and S(triangle) to make their characterisitcs more noticable and easier to disciminate 
Term

What is to be considered when choosing fading steps?

Definition
3.Choosing the fading steps
Should be chosen carefully
Need to monitor performance to determine the speed of fading
If student begins making errors, prompts may have been faded too quickly or with too few steps
May need to backtrack
Term
What is another name for shaping?
Definition

a.      method of successive approximations

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5 aspects of behavior that can be shaped
Definition
  1. Topography
  2. Frequency
  3. Duration 
  4. Latency
  5. Intensity 
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Steps in the shaping program
Definition
  1. identify the final desired behavior (target behavior)
  2. Chose starting behavior
  3. Choose shaping steps
  4. Move at a reasonable pace
Term
what is the difference for punishment in behaivor mod and other people
Definition
It is a technical term referring to an application of an immediate consequence after a person exhibits a behaivor that will reduce the likelihood of it being repeated in the future
Term
another name for punisher?
Definition
aversive(s)
Term

what is a conditioned punisher?

 

 

Definition

Stimuli that are punishing without prior knowledge and example would be spanking, slapping, hitting 

Term
what is a unconditioned punisher
Definition

Stimulus that is a punisher as a result of having been paired with another punisher an example would be telling a dog no when jumping on the door and spraying them. 

Term
Guidelines of punisher
Definition
  1. punisher should be presented immediately example is mother asking father to punish child when he gets home from work (they both are punished
  2. punisher should e presented following every instance 
  3. punisher should not be paired with a positive reinforcement child only receving attention for negative behavior and not positive
  4. person giving punishment should claim when doing so DONT BE LIKE MY MOM AND BE ANGRY DO IT IN A CALM MANNER!
Term
differnce between Sd and Sdp
Definition

Sd=reinforcement of response

Sdp=response will be punished

Term
what is ANEEMO?
Definition

Aggressive

No new behaivor

escape/avoidance

emotional

modeling

overuse

side effects of punishment

Term
Escape condtioning is also referred to as?
Definition
negative reinforcement
Term
diff in puishment and escape conditioning 
Definition

a.      Escape removes the aversive stimulus immediately following a response where as punishment presents the punisher immediately following a response

b.     Punishment decreases likelihood of a response and escape increases likelihood of target response 

Term
what is the procedural diff between escape and punishment
Definition

aversive stimulus used in escape conditioning must be present prior to an escape response. Whereas the aversive stimulus is not present prior to a response that is punished. 

Term
what is a warning stimulus 
Definition

a.     Conditioned aversive stimulus which is a stimulus that signals a forthcoming aversive stimulus in real life it would be ducking from a person you don’t like the sight of the person you dislike is a warning stimulus

Term
how is a warning sing like a Sd
Definition

a.     A warning sign is like a Sd in that it comes it is presented during the onset of the response that will be reinforced 

Term
Difference between operant and respondent conditioning 
Definition
  1. operant=consequence
  2. respondent=reflexive 
Term
What is counterconditiong 
Definition
it is when one gets used to the CS after being around it long enough
Term
what is biological prepardness 
Definition

a.     The predisposition of members of species to be more readily conditioned to some neutral stimulus as CSs than to others 

Term
Are all stimuli capable of becoming a CS?
Definition
YES!
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Aversion therapy uses?
Definition
counterconditioing 
Term
4 factors of respondent and operant conditions with emotion
Definition
Reaction one feels during the experience of emotion
The way the emotion is outwardly expressed (or disguised)
Becoming aware of emotions and describing emotions
Causes of emotions
Term
Reflexive reaction of the body
Definition

digestive

respiratory

ciculation

Term
interaction of operant and respondent=
Definition
escape or avoidance
Term
another name for nerous system
Definition
automic nervous system
Term
how are emotions determined in operant conditiong?
Definition

depends on what has been modeled and operantly reinforced in the past it varies person to person. One might get violent another might walk away

Term
Operant conditiong is involved in?
Definition
when we are taught to be aware and describe our emotions and can result in inconsistencies when labeling emotions
Term
our imagery=
Definition
respondent
Term
self-talk=
Definition
operant
Term
private v. public feelings
Definition

private is thinking 

public is acting

exampe football player thinking "I'm going to tackel him" operant and then doing it is respondent 

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