S2 L8 - Operant Conditioning

Question 1

What is the Thorndike Law Of Effect

Answer 1

Responses that create a typically pleasant outcome in a particular situation are more likely to occur again in a similar situation, whereas responses that produce a typically unpleasant outcome are less likely to occur again in the situation

Question 2

What is shaping?

Answer 2

The process of guiding behaviour to the desired outcome through the use of intermediate stages

Successive approximations to create new behaviour
start w definition of target behaviour - approximations systematically reinforced

dividing the learning goal into subgoals/smaller steps
reinforcing individual steps rather than the complete goal

takes some time but allows learning of complex sequences

Question 3

For shaping to be effective, what must reinforcers do?

Answer 3

quickly follow the desired response

Question 4

What will conditioned reinforcers and secondary reinforcers do to primary reinforcer?

Answer 4

if used, they decrease delay between behaviour and the delivery of primary reinforcer

Question 5

What are conditioned reinforcers or secondary reinforcers?

Answer 5

Previously neutral stimuli that becomes a reinforcer after being paired with primary reinforcer