OPERANT CONDITIONING. Responses become more or less likely to occur depending on the Responses...

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OPERANT OPERANT CONDITIONING CONDITIONING

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Responses which are accompanied or closely followed by satisfaction to the animal will, other things being equal, be…more likely to recur; those which are accompanied or closely followed b discomfort to the animal will, other things being equal,…be less likely to occur. (Thorndike, 1911)

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OPERANT OPERANT CONDITIONINGCONDITIONING

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Responses become more or less likely Responses become more or less likely to occur depending on the to occur depending on the

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EDWARD THORNDIKE’S EDWARD THORNDIKE’S LAW OF LAW OF EFFECTEFFECT

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Responses which are accompanied or closely followed by satisfaction to the animal will, other things being equal, be…more likely to recur; those which are accompanied or closely followed b discomfort to the animal will, other things being equal,…be less likely to occur. (Thorndike, 1911)

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OPERANT CONDITIONINGOPERANT CONDITIONING Cat in the boxCat in the box Food outside the boxFood outside the box Cat must activate a rope pulley to open Cat must activate a rope pulley to open

the boxthe box

Each time, theEach time, thecat got out a cat got out a little fasterlittle faster

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2 Essential Elements to Operant 2 Essential Elements to Operant ConditioningConditioning

1) 1) OPERANT RESPONSEOPERANT RESPONSE: : the method the method of how one reacts to a situationof how one reacts to a situation

2) 2) CONSEQUENCECONSEQUENCE::► ► Follows a behavior Follows a behavior –– increases or decreases increases or decreases the behaviorthe behavior

Best if used:Best if used: Immediately Immediately

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REINFORCERSREINFORCERS

______________________________the likelihood of the likelihood of

the the behaviorbehavior

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PUNISHERSPUNISHERS

______________________________the likelihood of the likelihood of

the the behaviorbehavior

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IMPORTANT!!!IMPORTANT!!!

REINFORCERREINFORCER PUNISHERPUNISHER Used to Used to

STAMPSTAMP ININ

a behavior!!!a behavior!!!

Used to Used to

STAMP STAMP OUT OUT

a behavior!!!a behavior!!!

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Reinforcement = _________________Reinforcement = _________________

Can be either Can be either

POSITIVE POSITIVE oror NEGATIVENEGATIVE

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WARNING!!!WARNING!!!Do NOT think of them as GOOD and BADDo NOT think of them as GOOD and BAD

ADDINGADDINGSUBTRACTINGSUBTRACTING

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POSITIVE REINFORCEMENTPOSITIVE REINFORCEMENT

______________ something _______________________ something _________to encourage a behaviorto encourage a behavior

EXAMPLE:EXAMPLE:

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POSITIVE REINFORCEMENTPOSITIVE REINFORCEMENT QUICKLY…QUICKLY…

Turn to your neighbor and Turn to your neighbor and brainstorm 2 other examples of brainstorm 2 other examples of POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT!POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT!

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NEGATIVE REINFORCEMENTNEGATIVE REINFORCEMENT

______________ something _______________________ something _________to encourage a behaviorto encourage a behavior

EXAMPLE:EXAMPLE:

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NEGATIVE REINFORCEMENTNEGATIVE REINFORCEMENT QUICKLY…QUICKLY…

Turn to your neighbor and Turn to your neighbor and brainstorm 2 other examples of brainstorm 2 other examples of NEGATIVE REINFORCEMENT!NEGATIVE REINFORCEMENT!

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POSITIVE & NEGATIVEPOSITIVE & NEGATIVEREINFORCEMENTREINFORCEMENT

______________________________________A BEHAVIOR!!!A BEHAVIOR!!!

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______________ something _______________________ something _________

OROR______________ something _______________________ something _________

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PUNISHMENTPUNISHMENT QUICKLY…QUICKLY…

Turn to your neighbor and Turn to your neighbor and brainstorm 2 other examples of brainstorm 2 other examples of

PUNISHMENT!PUNISHMENT!

One for adding something bad, One for adding something bad, another for removing something another for removing something

goodgood

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PUNISHMENTPUNISHMENT

PUNISHMENT ALWAYSPUNISHMENT ALWAYS

____________________________________A BEHAVIOR!!!A BEHAVIOR!!!

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EFFECTIVE PUNISHMENT IS:EFFECTIVE PUNISHMENT IS: ___________: should occur ___________: should occur

IMMEDIATELY!IMMEDIATELY!

___________: effective but not cruel___________: effective but not cruel

___________: consistent punishment ___________: consistent punishment for consistent deviant for consistent deviant

behavior.behavior.

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PUNISHMENT DRAWBACKS:PUNISHMENT DRAWBACKS:“The 4 R’s of Punishment” “The 4 R’s of Punishment”

1) RESENTMENT: 1) RESENTMENT: “This is unfair…I don’t “This is unfair…I don’t trust authority”trust authority”

2) REVENGE: 2) REVENGE: “They are winning now, but “They are winning now, but I’ll get even!”I’ll get even!”

3) REBELLION: 3) REBELLION: “I’ll do the opposite just to “I’ll do the opposite just to prove I don’t have to do it your way”prove I don’t have to do it your way”

4) RETREAT: 4) RETREAT: Sneakiness – Sneakiness – “I won’t get “I won’t get caught next time!”caught next time!”Low Self-Esteem – Low Self-Esteem – “I’m a bad“I’m a badperson”person”

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