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Psychology of Learning EXP4404. Chapter 8: Operant Applications and Interpretations Dr. Steve. Topics Covered. Zoo Life (Animal Husbandry) Education Sports Self-Injurious Behavior Self-Control Delusions Awareness Helplessness Excessive Gambling Superstition Problem Solving/Creativity
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Psychology of LearningEXP4404 Chapter 8: Operant Applications and Interpretations Dr. Steve
Topics Covered • Zoo Life (Animal Husbandry) • Education Sports • Self-Injurious Behavior • Self-Control • Delusions • Awareness • Helplessness • Excessive Gambling • Superstition • Problem Solving/Creativity • Verbal Behavior • Other Applications?
Operant Applications: Zoo Life • Animal Husbandry
Operant Applications: Education • Reinforcement (praise) of good behaviors and extinction (ignoring) of disruptive behaviors to control the classroom. • Other related education activities
Operant Applications: Self-Injurious Behaviors • Treating Autism • Lovaas • Hughes, Tarpley, & Stephen • Carr & McDowell
Operant Applications: Self-Control • Approaches • Dieting
Operant Applications: Self-Control • Homework Assignment (pgs 40-42 workbook) • Operationally define a behavior you would like to change • Decide on a technique and explain why you chose it. • Organize materials needed. • Gather data. • Report data and graph it.
Operant Applications: Delusions • Delusions • Layng & Andronis
Operant Applications: Awareness • Self-Awareness – observing one’s own behavior. • Boyle & Greer
Operant Applications: Learned Helplessness • Learned Helplessness (Seligman) • Immunization Training • Learned Industriousness
Operant Applications: Treating Gambling Habits • Gambling habits maintained on intermittent schedules of reinforcement
Operant Applications: Superstition • Superstitious Behavior – • Skinner
Operant Applications: Insightful Problem Solving • How do new solutions arise if they have never been reinforced?
Operant Applications: Creativity • Creativity • Pryor • Chambers
Operant Applications: Verbal Behavior • Skinner • Language in babies
Operant Applications: Other? • Weapon Systems • Service Animals