PPT-Chapter 8 – Stimulus Control of Behavior

Outline 1 Identification and Measurement of Stimulus Control Differential Responding and Stimulus Control Stimulus Generalization Stimulus Generalization Gradients as Measures of Stimulus Control. Introduction to Psychology. Virginia Union University. Learning & Behavior. Learning. A relatively enduring or permanent change in behavior or knowledge that results from previous experience with certain stimuli and responses. The . Quantification of Private Events can . Help . Move us . Forward. Mark L. . Sundberg. Based on a paper by:. Sundberg. , C. T., Sundberg, M. L., & Michael, J. (under preparation). Equivalence and Emerging Relations. Justin Daigle, . BCBA, LBA. Stimulus. “An energy change that affects an organism through is receptor cells” (Michael, 2004, p.7). Note: Stimulus is singular. Stimuli is plural. . Stimulus. Stimuli is a part of an organism’s environment. Includes both . The Concept of Reinforcement. (+) Positive Reinforcement. (-) Negative Reinforcement. Involves following an operant with the addition of an appetitive stimulus . A response is strengthened because something is added. Listener Behavior to Children with Autism. Kaitlin Causin . Kristin Albert. Vincent J. Carbone . Emily Sweeney-Kerwnin . Carbone Clinic. www.CarboneClinic.com. YAI. 2014 International Conference on Intellectual and . Stimulus-Response. Stimulus-Response. Neural Processes. Use sensory systems to detect the stimulus. Visual, auditory, tactile…. Central computation or representation . Access memory, risk-reward, etc.. 1. Self-control (discipline):. . Training of oneself; correction or regulation of oneself for improvement. Self-observation:. . Awareness of one’s own personality, skills, and traits. Reward Technique:. Too Many “Obligations” ?. What is a behavior?.  Behaviors have dimensions that can be measured. :.    A. Frequency —number of times a behavior occurs .    B. Duration —time from which a behavior begins until it ends . Elicited Behavior. behavior is a reaction to a stimulus in the environment. . Food .  . salivation. Bright light . . pupil dilation.. The simplest form of elicited behavior is the reflex.. Components of a Reflex Arc. Motivation Operations. Also referred to as:. Value altering effect: establishing/abolishing. Behavior altering effect: Frequency. Establishing operation: Evocative effect. Abolishing operation: . Abative. Intensive Focus on Behavioral Theory. Day 2. Brandi Simonsen, Adam Feinberg, . Jen Freeman, & Susannah Everett . You Have a Quiz. Number your paper 1-12 and be ready to write the letter corresponding to the correct answer.. sometimes that produces a reaction or a response . from. a . person or animal. Classic . Conditioning - simple form of learning in which one stimulus . (thought of food). response . (salivating) . 1. environment-. Everything that surrounds a living thing. 5. . stimulus-. a. nything that causes a living thing to react. 2. . e. xternal stimulus -. Anything in an organism’s environment that causes it to react. Obj. TSW apply concepts of behavioral biology to their Experimental design of their . Planaria. .. Quick Write:. Discuss an example of how innate and environmental factors influence behavior.. Studying animal’s behavior is important in understanding an animals evolution and how it relates to it’s environment..