Example of UCS is blood and gore, UCR is fear, CS are scary music themes and CR is fear. Defined as learning in which the consequences of behavior will lead to changes in the probability of its future occurrence. Types Positive Reinforcement Negative Reinforcement Punishment Discuss three important issues in the use of positive reinforcement. Describe how superstitious reinforcement is acquired. Example of pigeons superstitiously reinforced Distinguish between primary and secondary reinforcement.
Primary reinforcers fill basic needs such as food, water, sex, etc.
Discuss similarities and differences among the four schedules of reinforcement. Shaping is the successive approximation of the desired behavior by the subject who has each approximation reinforced Negative reinforcement is the withdrawal of an aversive consequence in response to the performance of the desired behavior Escape Conditioning Avoidance Conditioning Describe how learned helplessness is acquired. Learning that consequences are inescapable the subject gives up. Explain the dangers in the use of punishment. Explain the guidelines for the use of punishment.