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Operant Conditioning

Operant Conditioning. What is it like to be rewarded? What does it look like? What happens?. What is punishment? What does it look like? What happens?. Operant Conditioning. Def : increasing or decreasing the likelihood of behavior based on consequences.

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Operant Conditioning

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  1. Operant Conditioning

  2. What is it like to be rewarded? What does it look like? What happens?

  3. What is punishment? What does it look like? What happens?

  4. Operant Conditioning • Def: increasing or decreasing the likelihood of behavior based on consequences. • Reinforcement: increases behavior + • Punishment: decreases behavior - **MANIPULATION of REINFORCERS

  5. REINFORCERS • Positive Reinforcers- • anything you find pleasing! • Negative Reinforcers- • anything you find displeasing! *Key- pleasing or displeasing is determined by the person who is being subject to the conditioning!

  6. Positive or Negative?

  7. Operant Conditioning

  8. Reinforcement • Always meant to increase the likelihood of a behavior.

  9. Positive Reinforcement- • Presentation of a positivereinforcer. • Giving a reward! • EXAMPLE: On time for class? You get candy! • EXAMPLE: Do all of your chores? You get your allowance. • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JA96Fba-WHk&feature=related =

  10. Negative Reinforcement • REMOVAL of a negativereinforcer. • Taking away something bad! Do not get confused and think this is punishment. • EXAMPLE: If you are all perfect students, I won’t give homework.

  11. Punishment • Always meant to decrease behavior.

  12. Positive Punishment • Presentation of a Negativereinforcer. • Giving you something you don’t like! • EXAMPLE: You act like a jerk in class, I give you a detention. • EXAMPLE: You mouth off to your mother, you get grounded.

  13. Negative Punishment • Removal of a Positivereinforcer. • Taking away something you like! • EXAMPLE: If you are rude to your sister, mom takes away your video games. • EXAMPLE: If you go over your minutes, parents take away your cell phone.

  14. Presentation of a positive stimulus Removal of a negative stimulus If perfect, I wont give homework On time for class, you get candy Presentation of a negative stimulus Removal of a positive stimulus Act like a jerk, you get a detention If rude, I will take away you video games

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