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Operant Conditioning Flashcards

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Known for his experiment on the operant conditioning chamber

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B.F. Skinner (Skinner Box)

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A learning model in which behavior is strengthened or weakened by its consequence

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Operant Conditioning

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ABCs of Operant Conditioning

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A - ntecedent
B - ehavior
C - onsequence

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Operant conditioning is also known as

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Instrumental Learning. Particularly because the behavior of the organism is instrumental in producing consequences in the environment

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prevailing conditions in the environment, that gives rise to the behavior of the organism

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Antecedent

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anything that an organism does that can directly be measured

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Behavior

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assumed to either weaken or strengthen the occurrence of a behaviors

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Consequence

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Operant Conditioning Procedures

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Reinforcement
Punishment

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Increasing the strength or occurrence of a behavior due to its consequence

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Reinforcement

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Decreasing the strength or occurrence of a behavior due to its consequence

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Punishment

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Stimulus that you add to a learning situation in order to increase the probability of behavior

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REINFORCER

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Reward vs Reinforcer

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Reward does not necessarily convey an increase in behavior. People are rewarded but behavior is reinforced

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Aversive stimulus you add to learning situation to decrease the occurrence of a behavior

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Punisher

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Adding something pleasurable to a situation in order to increase the probability of behavior

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Positive Reinforcement (ie. Token Economy)

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Removing something unpleasurable to a situation in order to increase the probability of behavior

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Negative Reinforcement (ie. OCD)

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Unwanted intrusive thoughts that a person wants to get rid of

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Repetitive behaviors that you do in response to an obsession

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Compulsion (acts as a negative reinforcer to obsession)

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Adding aversive stimulus to decrease the probability of occurrence of a behavior

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Positive Punishment

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Removing positive pleasurable stimulus in order to decrease the probability of occurrence of a behavior

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Negative Punishment

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Tips for Approaching Operant Conditioning Problems:

Look at the consequence, if the behavior increase, then its a reinforcement, whereas if the behavior decrease, its a punishment

The sign just corresponds to whether we add or remove something to the learning process in order to achieve the desired consequence

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thanks sir jholyan

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Rules of describing the delivery of reinforcement. Helps us to determine the rate and patterns of behavior

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Schedule of Reinforcement

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2 Types of Schedule of Reinforcement

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Continuous Reinforcement Schedule (CRF)
Intermittent/Partial Reinforcement Schedule

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The simplest of all schedules. A behavior is reinforced every time it occurs

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Continuous Reinforcement Schedule (CRF)

ie. Vending Machines

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It is when reinforcement occurs on some occasions but not to others.

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Intermittent/Partial Reinforcement Schedule

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4 Categories of Intermittent/Partial Reinforcement Schedule

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Fixed Ratio
Variable Ratio
Fixed Interval
Variable Interval

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behavior is reinforced when it has occurred a number of times

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Fixed Ratio (ie. Loyalty Cards - FR10 - after 10 purchases a reinforcer is offered)

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TRUE or FALSE:

FR1 == CRF

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the number of behavior required for reinforcement varies around an average

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Variable Ratio (VR5 - Gambling)

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Behavior is reinforced after a constant interval

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Fixed Interval (FI-2weeks - Salary)

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A variable amount of time passes between each reinforcement

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Variable Interval (VI - surprise quizzes)

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Applications of Operant Conditioning

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Animal Training
Education
Parenting

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the reinforcement of successive approximations of a desired behavior

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The process of training an organism to perform a behavior chain

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Chaining (break down process to smaller tasks (Task Analysis)

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a procedure whereby a child is placed in a different, less-rewarding situation whenever he/she/it/they exhibits inappropriate behavior

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When presented by a situation that is inescapable and incontrollable, ____________________ develops

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Learned helplessness

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The tendency to work hard at difficult tasks for a prolonged period when high level of effort & persistence are reinforced.

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Learned Industriousness

37
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Any behavior that occurs even though it does not produce its intended consequences

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Superstitious Behaviors

38
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Criticisms of Behaviorism

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Highly theoretical
Human beings as automatons
Knowledge base is mostly from studies with animals

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