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Self control and Self reinforcement
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- 1what does the matching law predict?changes in preference over time
- 2what is a preference reversal?when the commitment to prefer one thing over another at one point in time and then change it at another point in time.
- 3the longer the delay means...the greater the bias as a result of relative amount and relative delays
- 4what is a major point of matching law?it predicts the reversals of preference and no new constructs are needed to explain the behaviours.
- 5the what of a course of action changes with time?relative value
- 6what is delay discounting?the longer the delay the more the value is discounted.
- 7what is hyperbolic delay discounting?large amounts of highly valued commodities are discounted relatively less steeply than small amounts of money or less valued commodoties
- 8what is the amount effect?the decrease in the steepness of the delay discounting function with increases in amount
- 9what happens when two or more outcomes are offered?the delays to receiving them affects their values and it is the relative value that predicts which will be selected
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- 300 Psychology 314 Flashcards on Self control and Self reinforcement, created by Karissa Paterson on 14/08/2018.
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- Karissa Paterson · Aug 2018
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