9-2 operant conditioning
Avoidance conditioning
Child to quit sucking thumb
Shaping
Creates new responses out of old responses
Positive reinforcement
Dog treat
Aversive control
Results from unpleasant consequences
Primary
Satisfies biological need
Variable ratio schedule
Schedule that results in consistently high productivity
Fixed interval
Get paid every Friday for previous weeks work
Reiforcement
Is a stimulus or event that affects the likeihood that a behavior will be repeated
Secondary reinforcement
Money
Chaining
Teaching someone how to swim
Shaping
Train a dog on hind legs
Operant conditioning focus on
Voluntary behavior
Negative reinforcement
When the removal of unpleasant consequences increases the frequency of behavior