Behavior modification

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Behavior modification

5^th Class

Reinforcement

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Next classes

•29^th March – canceled

•5^th April – holiday

•12^th April – our next lesson

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Field observation Deadline: 28^th March

Maximum range: 2 pages

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Law of effect

•E.L.Thorndike (1911)

•In any given situation, the probability of a

behavior occurring is a function of the

consequence that the behavior had in that situation in the past.

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Reinforcement

•Providing consequences that increase or maintain the frequency of behavior

•A specific event that causes

reinforcement is called REINFORCER

•REINFORCER IS NOT REWARD.

▫ Reinforcer is defined by results.

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Types of reinforcement

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Types of reinforcement

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Types of reinforcement

• Contrive d

• Natural

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Other terms

•Automatic reinforcement

▫Examples

•Reinforcing behaviors, not people

•Satiation

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KANO model

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Reinforces examples

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Exercise

•In groups 4-6 people:

▫Name 1 reinforces each group member

▫Check if these are really reinforcers (see definition)

▫Find out if these are

 Positive / Negative

 Primary / Secondary

 Contrived / Natural

 Automatic

•You have 10 minutes

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Problems with reinforcement

•Inappropriate use

▫Example - truck drivers

•Bootleg reinforcement

▫You are not the only source of reinforcement

•Moral objections

▫Reinforcement is controlling of behavior

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Negative side effects

•People get used to be paid-of

▫Donald Dickinson

▫Reward program in school study

•Reinforcement undermines a persons natural interest

▫Findings it is the other way around

•Behavioral contrast

▫Diferent setting, diferent behavior

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Discussion

[The end of the today's class]