Foundational Knowledge- The Hard Stuff Flashcards
What is a response?
A single instance of behavior
Measurable units of analysis in the science of behavior
Behavior vs. Response
A behavior is a large set/class of responses that share physical dimensions or functions and a response is just a single instance of behavior
What is a repertoire?
All the behaviors that an individual can do
A collection of knowledge and skills an individual has learned that are relevant to a particular task
Environment
Complex, dynamic universe of events that differs from instance to instance
All behaviors occur within an environmental context
Stimulus
Physical events that affect the behavior of an adult
Can be internal or external
Energy change that affects an organism through its receptor cells
Can occur prior to, during, or after a behavior
Can be described formally, temporally, or functionally
3 types of nervous systems
PIE
Proprioceptive
Introceptive
Exteroceptive
Proprioceptive
Stimulation from joints, tendons, muscles, etc- Balance and Movement
Introceptive
Stimulation from organs- Internal events
Exteroceptive
5 senses- hearing, seeing, touching, tasting, smelling
Stimulus class
A group on ANTECEDENT stimuli that have common effect on an operant class Tend to evoke and or abate the same behavior or response class/ can vary physically
3 types of stimulus classes
FTF- For The Fun
Formal
Temporal
Functional
Formal
Physical features
Temporal
Time
Stimulus changes prior (antecedent) and that follow a behavior (consequence)
Functional
Stimulus changes are understood best through functional
Effect of stimulus on the behavior
Multiple functions of single stimulus
Feature stimulus class
Common topographies
Common relative relations
Infinite number of stimuli
Stimulus generalization
Arbirtary stimulus class
Evoke same response but they do not share a common stimulus feature
Limited number of stimuli
Consequences
Only affect future behavior
Select response classes not individual responses
Automaticity
A person does not know what a consequence means for it to work
Operant conditioning occurs automatically
Automatic reinforcement
Reinforcement that occurs independent of social mediation of others
Naturally produced sensory consequences
AKAās for automatic reinforcement
Sensory
Self-stimulatory behaviors
Stereotypy
Automatic punishment
Punishment occurring independent of the social mediation of others
Positive Reinforcement
Present or increase intensity of stimulus that will increase frequency of behavior in the future
Negative Reinforcement
Withdraw or decrease intensity of stimulus that will increase frequency of behavior in the future
Positive Punishment
Present or increase intensity of stimulus that will decrease frequency of behavior in the future