Psy 421 Ch 7

Question 1

Punishment

Answer 1

A decrease in the strength of behavior du to its consequences.

Question 2

Any conseuence of a behavior that decreases the strength of that behavior

Answer 2

Punisher

Question 3

1. The behavior must have a consequence
2. The behavior must decrease in strength
3. The decrease in strength must be from the consequence

Answer 3

Cantania’s three characteristics of punishment

Question 4

A punishment procedure in which a behavior is followed by the presentation of a stimulus

Answer 4

Positive Punishment

Question 5

A punishment procedure in which a behavior is followed by the removal of a stimulus

Answer 5

Negative punishment

Question 6

A dependency between events

Answer 6

contingency

Question 7

Nearness of events in time

Answer 7

Contiguity

Question 8

The role of contingency

Answer 8

The greater the contingency the faster and stronger the behavior decreases

Question 9

The role of contiguity

Answer 9

The closer/faster the contiguity the faster the behavior decreases

Question 10

The role of intensity

Answer 10

The bigger the intesity/magnitude of the punishment the fast the behavior decreases

Question 11

THe view that avoidance and punishment involve two procedures- Pavlovian and operant learning

Answer 11

Two- process theory

Question 12

The view that avoidance and punishment involve only one procedure- operant learning

Answer 12

One-process learning

Question 13

Five problems with punishment

Answer 13

1. Escape- A typical reaction to punishment is to try to escape or avoid the source of punishment.
2. Aggression- attacking those who punish
3. Apathy- When escap ena daggression are not possible, behavior is suppressed all together
4. Abuse- Physical punishment, can have the potential for abuse by the punisher
5. Imitation of the punisher- Those who are punished tend to imitate those who punish them.

Question 14

4 alternatives to punishment

Answer 14

1. Response prevention
2. Extinction
3. Differential Reinforcement