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verbal description

verbal description

Rule governed behavior: ________ of a contingency behavior generated through exposure to rules.

Personal rules

________ /self- instructions: verbal descriptions of contingencies that we present to ourselves to influence our behavior.

Social learning

________ and aggression: watching violence has big impacts.

actual contingencies of reinforcement

Rule governed is insensitive to ________ in a particular setting.

Stimulus enhancement

________: when attention is drawn to a stimulus.

Contagious behavior

________- instinctive /reflexive.

Bright boundaries

________: clear and distinctive boundaries of acceptable and unacceptable behavior.

rule governed behavior

verbal description of a contingency behavior generated through exposure to rules

ex

doing homework listed on the course syllabus

ex

rule governed is dont be late for school / the bus

personal rules / self-instructions

verbal descriptions of contingencies that we present to ourselves to influence our behavior

say-do correspondence

match what we say we are gonna do with what we actually do at a later time

bright boundaries

clear and distinctive boundaries of acceptable and unacceptable behavior

contagious behavior

instinctive / reflexive

stimulus enhancement

when attention is drawn to a stimulus

imitation

copy model behavior

social learning and aggression

watching violence has big impacts

rule governed behavior

any behavior that is influenced by verbal antecedents, such as following instructions or reacting to one's own private thinking

Is rule governed behavior a human characteristic?

Yes

What is a disadvantage of rule governed behavior?

It's less efficient than behavior that has been directly shaped by natural contingencies.