PSYX 385 1st Edition Lecture 10Outline of Last Lecture I. Instrumental ConditioningII. Basic DefinitionsIII. ExamplesOutline of Current Lecture I. Primary versus Secondary ReinforcersII. ShapingIII. Variables Affecting ReinforcementCurrent LecturePrimary vs Secondary Reinforcers1.)Primary Reinforcers -Natural or Unconditioned reinforcers -Food, water, sex, shelter, ect.2.)Secondary Reinforcers -Conditioned reinforcers- Money, grades in school, tokens, awards, praise, etc. Shaping*Ok, but how do you reinforce a behavior that doesn't currently exist?-Answer -Successive approximation Variables affecting reinforcement1.)Contingency-the higher this is the higher the probability that the behavior will increase These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.2.)Delay-the longer the delay the lower the target behavior will change3.)Magnitude-the magnitude of the reward will predict the increases in the target behavior rate/magnitude has at least some basis on the amount of response4.)Deprivation-if deprived from the reward will result in much higher affect on the amount of the target behavior/ has an impact on the power of the contingent outcomes/ if not deprived will result in no change or very little change in the target behavior rate*should consider all of these when trying to implement a target reward system or contingent based
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