lecture 8 Flashcards
operant respondent interactions example
term paper
background research, writing, editing= operant responses
anxiety = respondent /classical conditioned response
anxiety also motivation/ SD for operant responses
components of emotions
There is
(a) the feeling component,
which is internal, private, and subjective; and there is (b) an overt, public, and objective component
respondent components of emotions
involves primarily the three major classes of respondents feflexes of the digestive system, the circulatory system, and the respiratory system
autonomic responses that we feel
ex. fear produced by respondent conditioning
operant components of emotion
Our actions (learned response to emotion , anger and shouting vs anger and meditating)
Our Awareness and Descriptions (see girl running and screaming = girl angry , but she could just be playing tag)
causes of operant emotions
reinforcers- cause joy ectasy
withdraw reinforcers - cause annoyance and rage
aversive stimuli- cause fear or terror
withdraw aversive stimuli- sense of relief
respondent comp of thoughts
imagery
Chances are that
you will be able to form a clear image of the flag. Thus, one type of thinking appears to consist of imagining in response
to words—imagining so vividly that it can sometimes seem like the real thing.
operant comp of thoughts
self talk
example, teachers in school request children to think quietly because thinking out loud disturbs
the other students. Naturally, distressed reactions from others teach us to keep certain thoughts to ourselves. When
you are introduced to the hostess at a party, your first reaction might be, “Wow, what an ugly dress!” But you probably
won’t say it out loud; instead, you’ll just “say it to yourself ” or “think” it.
operant respondent reaction of private thoughts and feelings
Garry can picture Wilf clearly
(conditioned seeing) and can imagine Wilf teasing him about being a farmer (both operant thinking and conditioned
hearing). Thoughts of the aversive experience elicit unpleasant feelings (a reflexively learned response). Garry reacts by
paying special attention to his appearance (an operant response) in the hope that appearing like the town kids will give
Wilf nothing to say.
Consider some
bh has generality when?
Stimulus generalization: The trained behavior transfers from the training situation to the target situation, which is
usually the natural environment.
2. Response generalization: Training leads to the development of new behavior that has not been specifically trained.
3. Behavior maintenance: The trained behavior persists in the target situation over time
operant response generalization occurs when
First, the more physically similar two responses are, the more
unlearned response generalization will occur between them
Second, learned response generalization can occur if widely different responses share a common characteristic.
Third, an individual might show response generalization because he or she has learned functionally equivalent
responses to a stimulus, i.e., responses that produce the same consequences.
behavioural trap
is a contingency in which a behavior that has been developed by programmed reinforcers is “trapped”
or maintained by natural reinforcers
change of bh of ppl in natural env
involves
changing the behavior of people in the target situation so that they will maintain a learner’s behavior that has generalized
from the training situation.
BH Model of Self Control
states that self-control occurs when an individual behaves in some way that arranges
the environment to manage his or her subsequent behavior. This means emitting a controlling behavior to effect a change
in a behavior to be controlled
steps in a self control program
specify problem and set goals
make commitment to change
take data and analyze causes
design and implement treatment plan
BH model of self control, simple vs complex bh?
simple = you’re likely to focus more on antecedents and consequences.
complex= you need to spend some time focusing on the behavior itself
ex. develop complex skills- it is helpful to consider task analysis and mastery criteria.
