Psy 421 Ch 7 Flashcards

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Punishment

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A decrease in the strength of behavior du to its consequences.

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2
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Any conseuence of a behavior that decreases the strength of that behavior

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Punisher

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3
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  1. The behavior must have a consequence
  2. The behavior must decrease in strength
  3. The decrease in strength must be from the consequence
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Cantania’s three characteristics of punishment

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4
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A punishment procedure in which a behavior is followed by the presentation of a stimulus

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Positive Punishment

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5
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A punishment procedure in which a behavior is followed by the removal of a stimulus

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Negative punishment

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6
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A dependency between events

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contingency

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7
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Nearness of events in time

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Contiguity

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8
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The role of contingency

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The greater the contingency the faster and stronger the behavior decreases

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9
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The role of contiguity

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The closer/faster the contiguity the faster the behavior decreases

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10
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The role of intensity

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The bigger the intesity/magnitude of the punishment the fast the behavior decreases

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11
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THe view that avoidance and punishment involve two procedures- Pavlovian and operant learning

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Two- process theory

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12
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The view that avoidance and punishment involve only one procedure- operant learning

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One-process learning

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13
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Five problems with punishment

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  1. Escape- A typical reaction to punishment is to try to escape or avoid the source of punishment.
  2. Aggression- attacking those who punish
  3. Apathy- When escap ena daggression are not possible, behavior is suppressed all together
  4. Abuse- Physical punishment, can have the potential for abuse by the punisher
  5. Imitation of the punisher- Those who are punished tend to imitate those who punish them.
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14
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4 alternatives to punishment

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  1. Response prevention
  2. Extinction
  3. Differential Reinforcement
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