Dev and reg

Dev and reg

1. Reinforcement

   • Positive
     • Adding something to make the behaviour more likely
     • Theories
       • Premack
         • High probablity behaviour reinforces low probability behaviour
       • Repsonse deprivation theory
         • The behaviour becomes reinforcing when the organism is prevented from engaging in it at its normal frequency
       • Hulls drive reduction theory
         • Behviour is based on motivational states that drive the animal to behaviour
   • Alternative
     • The availability of alternative ways of obtaining reinforcement
   • Differential
     • Use of extinction in combination with several forms of reinforcement
     • DRI
       • Differential reinforcement if incompatible behaviour
         • Reinforcers are made contingent on more desirable behaviours
           • Focus on what you want them to do
     • DRA
       • Differential reinforcement of alternative behaviour
     • NCR
       • Non contingent reinforcement
         • Reinforcement is delivered without regard to a behaviour
           • Random reinforcement regardless of behaviour
     • DRO
       • Differential reinforcement of zero responding
         • Reinforcement is contingent on NOT preforming the behaviour for a specified time period
     • DRL
       • Differential reinforcement of low rate
         • reinforcers are provided for a behaviour but only when it occurs infrequently
           • Useful when a behaviour is appropriate but appears too frequently
   • Schedules
     • delivery of reinforcement
       • Paid per dog walk vs paid per hour
     • variable ratio
     • fixed interval
     • variable interval
     • Intermittent
     • fixed ratio
     • Continuous