behaviorism pt. 2

operant conditioning pertains to the conditioning of…

1. positive reinforcement

2. negative reinforcement

3. positive punishment

4. negative punishment

deliberate behaviors

reinforcement =

encouraging the target behavior

punishment =

discouraging the target behavior

positive (+) = …

by ADDING something

negative (-) =

by TAKING SOMETHING AWAY

negative reinforcement in not the same as….

ex: doing drugs to inhibit something temporarily (it is removed, such as depression)

punishment

positive punishment

ex: applauding….booing

punishment =

adding (+) stimulus in response to the target behavior

discourage target behavior

negative reinforcement

negative because

reinforcement because

taking away stimulus

encouraging a certain behavior by taking away that stimulus

ex: booing the volunteer only when they are NOT moving.

negative punishment

taking away a stimulus in response to target behavior to discourage a certain behavior

examples

1. negative reinforcement: putting on your seatbelt to stop the beeping sound from the car

2. positive punishment: getting a ticket after driving over the speed limit

3. negative punishment: a kid not getting recess for misbehaving in class.