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Operant Conditioning Flashcards

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What is operant conditioning?

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is a learning process where the likelihood of a behaviour occurring is determined by the consequence

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Who is the scientist associated with Operant Conditioning?

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BF Skinner

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What kind of behaviour does this produce?

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voluntary

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What does the 3 phase model consist of?

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Antecedent
Behaviour
Consequence

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What is the antecedent?

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a stimulus that occurs before the behaviour

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What is the behaviour?

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voluntary response by the individual that occurs due to the antecedent

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What is the consequence?

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consequence of the behaviour

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What are the elements of operant conditioning?

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Reinforcer - negative or positive

Punisher - negative or positive

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What does a reinforcer do?

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strengthen or increase the likelihood of a behaviour

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What is a punisher?

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stimulus that decreases or weakens the likelihood of a behaviour

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What is a positive reinforcer?

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strengthens a response by adding a pleasant consequence

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What is a negative reinforcer?

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strengthens a response by adding a negative consequence

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What is a positive punisher?

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adding an undesirable stimulus that decreases a behaviour

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What is a negative punisher?

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removal of a pleasant stimulus to decrease a behaviour

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What is response cost also known as?

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negative punishment

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What is response cost?

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involves something desirable being removed to decrease a behaviour

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What are the factors of an effective punishment?

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must be brief + immediate and linked to the undesired behaviour

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What is stimulus generalisaton?

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when the correct response occurs to a similar stimulus in a situation they would normally receive reinforcement from

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What is stimulus discrimination?

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when the correct response is only occurring in situations when reinforcement occurs

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What is spontaneous recovery?

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when a learned response occurs suddenly after not occurring for a while

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What is extinction?

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decrease of a response when reinforcement is no longer given

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