9 - Operant Applications Flashcards
Behavior
Utility & survival
Education: Reinforcement
attention and approval
Skinner’s Teaching Machine
progress (e.g. moving on to subsequent task) seems to be reinforcing unto itself
Time-out is a time-out from what?
Positive reinforcement
Problem
-a situation in which reinforcement is available, but behavior necessary to produce reinforcement is not
-solution is something that the organism is never done
What does it take for something to be creative?
Novelty (new)
Research on Creativity
Research shows that a promise of reward produces a decline in creative behavior
Self-Control
tendency to engage in certain behaviors in the moment that have an impact on later well-being
What are the options that self-control involve?
Immediate positive vs. Delay negative
Self-Control Strategies
-Distancing
-Distraction
-Monitoring Behavior
-Inform other of goal
Distancing
reducing physical proximity to temptation of challenging situations
Distraction
engaging in another activity in an attempt not to act on a temptation
Monitoring Behavior
tracking occurrences of a behavior to increase awareness of its frequency
T/F. The use of self-control techniques is itself a behavior that is established and maintained by its consequences
True
Delusions
-false beliefs
-often a symptom of an organic cause (e.g., schizophrenia, traumatic brain injury, etc.)
