OPERANT CONDITIONING Flashcards
Positive reinforcement
Give a desirable
Negative Reinforcement
Remove an undesirable
Punishment
Give an undesirable
Operant Conditioning Formula
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Response-positive or negative reinforcement-response is repeated
Response-punishment-response is eliminated
Hurry Up and Wait
hurry and reinforce, then wait for response again.
Shaping
reinforce for a response similar to the desired response during learning.
Modeling
demonstrate desired behavior for your learner.
Increase and Decrease Restraints
Make it easy for learner to do what you want, and hard not to.
Continuous Reinforcement
reinforcement after every desired response. Best while the learner is learning.
Fixed Ratio
reinforcement after a specific number of responses.
Fixed Interval
reinforcement after a specific amount of time.
Variable Ratio
reinforcement after an average number of responses.
Variable Interval
reinforcement after an average amount of time.
Primary Reinforcers
Reinforcement the learner is most motivated by and what causes them to learn.
Secondary Reinforcers
Reinforcement that allows the learner to be alerted that the primary reinforcer is coming.