Psych Ch. 9 sect. 2

• learning if a certain action is reinforced or punished
• Behavior->+/- reinforcer->changed behavior

stimulus/event that follows a response and increases likelihood that the response will be repeated

• operant conditioning
• believed behavior is influenced by person's history of rewards/punishments

Ex-giving a dog a treat

something unpleasant taken away if animal performs the action

something wanted that is added after an action

• stimulus that is naturally rewarding
• Ex- food, water

stimulus like money that becomes reinforcing through its link to a primary reinforcer

• reinforcement after a fixed # of responses
• Ex- paid for every 10 pizzas made

• Reinforcement after varying # of responses
• Ex-playing a slot machine

• reinforcement of 1^st response after a fixed amnt of time has passed
• Ex.s- cramming for exam, picking up check from part time job

• reinforcement of first response after varying amnts of time
• Ex- pop quiz in class

influencing behavior by means of an unpleasant stimuli

• remove/ terminate an an unpleasant stimulus
• Ex-hide vegetables and dont eat them

• training to withdraw from stimulus before it starts
• Ex- dont like meat so dont have it for home meals

using aversive stimulus to change behavior