Behavior modification 5 th Class Reinforcement Next classes

Behavior modification 5 th Class Reinforcement

Next classes • 29 th March – canceled • 5 th April – holiday • 12 th April – our next lesson

Homework Assignment Field observation Deadline: 28 th March Maximum range: 2 pages

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.

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.

Types of reinforcement Positive • Something is added following a behavior Negative • Something is removed following a behavior

Types of reinforcement Primary • Are reinforcing as a result of our evolution as species Secondary • Aquire power thorugh ther association with other reinformcers

Types of reinforcement • Contrived • Natural

Other terms • Automatic reinforcement ▫ Examples • Reinforcing behaviors, not people • Satiation

KANO model

Exercise Reinforces examples

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

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

Negative side effects • People get used to be paid-off ▫ Donald Dickinson ▫ Reward program in school study • Reinforcement undermines a persons natural interest ▫ Findings it is the other way around • Behavioral contrast ▫ Different setting, different behavior

Discussion [The end of the today's class]