Application of learning theory Flashcards
Describe the communication analogy.
CB is a form of communication as it effects the behaviour of others
What are the 3 parameters of response efficacy?
- Delay in provision of reinforcement
- Schedule of reinforcement
- Cost of displaying response
What happens to CB overtime?
Selection of CB is shaped into the most effective response: Shaping
Define extinction burst.
An increase in behaviour after the reward has been stopped to try and regain reward
Define setting events.
Variables that alter ongoing stimulus response relationships
What setting events and establishing operations interactions could occur?
- physical: stimulation, noise
- Social: interpersonal relationships, level of social contact
- Physiological: illness
What happened in Kennedy and Itkonen’s (1993) case study?
- 20 year old female
- Took bus to school
- Setting event was when the bus took a different route = CB
What did O’Reilly’s (1995) functional analysis show?
- Poor sleep and demands = CB
- Attention does not = CB
- Interaction of poor sleep and demands: Poor sleep = setting event, demands = EO
What types of behaviour modification are there?
- ABA
- Pathological
- functional
- Punishment
- Constructional approach
Describe how behaviour is classified in the ABC system.
Antecendent: Discriminative stimuli and EO
Behaviour
Consequence: Social positive/negative/sensory reinforcement
Give an example of Positive social reinforcement ABC.
Antecedent: Low level social contact
Behaviour: SIB
Consequence: High level social contact
What are the assumptions of Functional Analysis?
Classification of reinforcement: attention, demands, stimulation
Observed vs functional associations
What should be empirically demonstrated?
Influences of antecedents and consequences
What are 5 methods involved in conducting a functional analysis?
Analogue conditions Clinical interviews ABC charts Rating Scales Natural observations
Who created the established methods of FA?
Iwata et al. (1982/1994) - 4 conditions that are ecologically valid to individual to show the effects of each.
Carr & Durand (1985) - 3 conditions: Easy 100, Easy 33, Hard 100.
