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Negative Reinforcement
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02/23/2010

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Term
negative reinforcement
Definition
stimulus removed contingent on a response which results in an increase in the future probability of that response.
Term
negative reinforcer
Definition
Sr- - the stimulus that is removed
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negative reinforcement examples
Definition
turning off an alarm clock, answering a ringing phone, fastening seatbelt to stop buzzer in car
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drawbacks of negative reinforcement
Definition
people do not like having behavior changed this way
they don't like people who use negative reinforcement to change their behavior
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similarities between positive and negative reinforcement
Definition
they both result in increasing future behavior due to a stimulus change
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factors influencing the effectiveness of neg reinf.
Definition
most effective when delivered immediately following the target behavior,
the magnitude of reinforcement is large
it is delivered consistently
reinforcement is unavailable for competing responses
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