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what type of conditioning did skinner conduct experiments on

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operant conditioning

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what is the law of effect

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a response that is followed by pleasant consequences becomes more probable and a response that is followed by unfavourable consequences becomes less probable

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what is the basis for operant conditioning

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the law of effect

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what is reinforcement

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positive consequences of behaviour

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what is punishment

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negative consequences of behaviour

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what does it mean if a punishment/reinforcement is negative

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something is taken away

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what does it mean if a punishment/reinforcement is positive

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something is added

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what did skinner use to make his experiment more scientific

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skinner box

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how did the skinner box increase scientific accuracy

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creates a controlled environment free from other environmental factors

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how did the skinner box work

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an animal would be placed inside the skinner box and delivered food if it pressed a lever

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what did skinner record

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the frequency of the lever being pressed by the animal

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what does the frequency of the lever being pressed indicate

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strength of conditioning

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what are the two ways reinforcement can be scheduled

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by ratio or interval

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what is the most effective learning schedule

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variable ratio

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what is a variable ratio

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when an event occurs at fixed average intervals, however they are different and unpredictable

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what are the strengths of operant conditioning

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highly scientific, real life applications

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what is a real life application of operant conditioning

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token economy

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what is a token economy

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when desirable behaviour is reinforced with tokens which can be exchanged for other rewards

19
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what is an example of a token economy

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upper and newton - weight gain associated with antipsychotics could be reduced with a token economy regime

20
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what is a limitation of operant conditioning

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the use of non-human animals

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why is the use of non-human animals a limitation

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the results may not be generalisable to humans

22
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what other factors not found in animals may affect human behaviour

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complex emotions, culture, education

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