Topic 7 Flashcards
three- term contingency
- ABC
- particular antecedent cue or signal, specific behavior will be followed by certain consequence
antecedent
stimuli that precede a behavioral response
- provide context in which consequence occurs
- all are stimuli
immediate antecedents
occur right before or overlap with behavior
distant antecedents
stimuli that precede behavior by long time- affects for a long time
what is every antecedent?
either overt or covert and immediate or distant
stimulus control
extent to which antecedent stimulus can influence performance of a specific behavior
what happens when stimulus exercises high degree of stimulus control?
behavior is highly likely to occur in presence of cue
stimulus class
related stimuli that have same effect on behavior
stimulus discrimination training
admin certain consequence for specific behavior when stimulus is present
- S^D present
- behavior reinforced
- any other antecedent stimulus present means behavior is not reinforced
- can occur with punishment
when is behavior reinforced?
when discriminative stimulus is present
- S^D = increases likelihood the behavior occurs
- for S^D to evoke behavior the EO must be present
when is behavior not reinforced?
in presence of any other antecedent stimulus
Holland and Skinner
pigeon placed in operant conditioning chamber
- food reinforces behavior (red light = S^D)
3-term contingency notion
S^D - response - S^R (reinforcing stimulus)
S- delta - response - nothing
stimulus generalization
occurs when stimulus similar to S^D produces behavior
generalization gradient
stimuli most similar to S^D produce the strongest response
