main principles of OC (pack 3)

Question 1

what did skinner believe behaviour was shaped by?

Answer 1

it’s consequences

Question 2

what model did skinner propose

Answer 2

ABC model

Question 3

what does ABC stand for and what do they mean

Answer 3

Antecedent (situation or stimulus that triggers behaviour)

Behaviour (response made by organism)

consequences (what happens because of behaviour)

Question 4

what are the two main types of consequences and what do they mean?

Answer 4

reinforcers- consequences from environment that increase probability of a behaviour being repeated (P or N)

punishers- consequences from environment that decrease likelihood of behaviour being repeated

Question 5

what are the two types of reinforcers?

Answer 5

primary reinforcers- rewards focused on a basic need

secondary reinforcers- rewards that can satisfy a basic need, but itself is not a basic need`

Question 6

why is punishment different from reinforcement?

Answer 6

it is discouraging behaviour
negative reinforcement encourages behaviour because something unpleasant is being taken away

in contrast, punishment means doing something unpleasant to stop the behaviour

Question 7

what is a positive and negative punishment?

Answer 7

positive- adding a negative stimulus to punish someone

negative- taking away something positive

Question 8

what is the problem with punishment?

Answer 8

it does not promote or give info about the desired behaviour it only stops the undesirable behaviour