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What is a potential downside of punishment in behavior modification?
What is a potential downside of punishment in behavior modification?
- It may cause individuals to avoid the punisher. (correct)
- It consistently promotes positive behaviors.
- It reinforces social connections.
- It encourages direct communication.
How might punishment affect emotional responses in individuals?
How might punishment affect emotional responses in individuals?
- It generally leads to happiness and compliance.
- It prevents aggressive behavior from occurring.
- It could elicit strong emotional responses that hinder learning. (correct)
- It always results in improved relationships.
What lesson might individuals learn from experiencing punishment?
What lesson might individuals learn from experiencing punishment?
- That punishment is an acceptable method for behavior control. (correct)
- That emotional intelligence is not important.
- That working collaboratively is beneficial.
- That confrontation is the key to resolving issues.
What reaction may be evoked in individuals subjected to punishment?
What reaction may be evoked in individuals subjected to punishment?
In what scenario is unwanted behavior typically suppressed?
In what scenario is unwanted behavior typically suppressed?
What best describes escape behavior?
What best describes escape behavior?
How does avoidance behavior differ from escape behavior?
How does avoidance behavior differ from escape behavior?
What is the primary function of negative reinforcement in avoidance learning?
What is the primary function of negative reinforcement in avoidance learning?
Which of the following best describes learned helplessness?
Which of the following best describes learned helplessness?
What distinguishes signaled avoidance from other types of avoidance?
What distinguishes signaled avoidance from other types of avoidance?
Within the context of punishment, what is the effect of positive punishment?
Within the context of punishment, what is the effect of positive punishment?
In the context of operant conditioning, what does escape learning involve?
In the context of operant conditioning, what does escape learning involve?
What is a characteristic of passive avoidance?
What is a characteristic of passive avoidance?
What is the first necessary process in Mowrer's Two Process Theory of Avoidance?
What is the first necessary process in Mowrer's Two Process Theory of Avoidance?
In the context of avoidance conditioning, what type of stimulus is the light considered?
In the context of avoidance conditioning, what type of stimulus is the light considered?
How is phobia, according to the text, primarily acquired?
How is phobia, according to the text, primarily acquired?
What role does negative reinforcement play in the avoidance learning process?
What role does negative reinforcement play in the avoidance learning process?
What does Kamin's 1957 study support in the Two Factor Theory?
What does Kamin's 1957 study support in the Two Factor Theory?
In Mowrer's Two Process Theory, which component refers to the escape from aversive stimuli?
In Mowrer's Two Process Theory, which component refers to the escape from aversive stimuli?
Which of the following describes a primary feature of a phobia?
Which of the following describes a primary feature of a phobia?
What happens during the second process of the Two Process Theory?
What happens during the second process of the Two Process Theory?
What is the primary difference between negative punishment and extinction?
What is the primary difference between negative punishment and extinction?
Which of the following is an example of intrinsic punishment?
Which of the following is an example of intrinsic punishment?
What constitutes a primary punisher?
What constitutes a primary punisher?
What is an example of a secondary (conditioned) punisher?
What is an example of a secondary (conditioned) punisher?
Which statement highlights a problem with the use of punishment?
Which statement highlights a problem with the use of punishment?
What is an example of extrinsic punishment?
What is an example of extrinsic punishment?
What can the individual delivering punishment become in the context of learning?
What can the individual delivering punishment become in the context of learning?
Which of the following behaviors is most likely to be affected by punishment?
Which of the following behaviors is most likely to be affected by punishment?
What was the treatment used by Lang and Melamed to address vomiting in the infant?
What was the treatment used by Lang and Melamed to address vomiting in the infant?
According to the findings of Lang and Melamed, how quickly did vomiting cease after treatment began?
According to the findings of Lang and Melamed, how quickly did vomiting cease after treatment began?
Which of the following is NOT a guideline for the effective use of punishment?
Which of the following is NOT a guideline for the effective use of punishment?
What is one potential problem with delayed punishment?
What is one potential problem with delayed punishment?
What behavior was characterized as 'rumination' according to the discussion?
What behavior was characterized as 'rumination' according to the discussion?
What was the main purpose of administering punishment in the study conducted by Lang and Melamed?
What was the main purpose of administering punishment in the study conducted by Lang and Melamed?
What could possibly happen if punishment is not intense enough?
What could possibly happen if punishment is not intense enough?
What outcome occurred when the treatment for the infant was discontinued?
What outcome occurred when the treatment for the infant was discontinued?
Study Notes
Escape & Avoidance Learning
- Escape is getting away from an aversive stimulus in progress, terminating the stimulus.
- Avoidance is behaving before the aversive stimulus, preventing its delivery.
- Both Escape and Avoidance increases the response through negative reinforcement.
Two-Factor Theory
- Two types of learning occur in avoidance learning:
- Classical Conditioning: The subject learns to associate a warning stimulus with the aversive stimulus.
- Operant Conditioning: The subject learns to escape the warning stimulus through negative reinforcement.
Support for Two-Factor Theory
- Kamin (1957) studied four groups of rats in a two-chamber avoidance apparatus.
- Rats could avoid the shock (US) and terminate the warning signal (CS).
Phobias
- A phobia is an irrational fear of a specific object or situation.
- Acquisition: Classical Conditioning process where the CS (object) is paired with a US (feeling trapped) eliciting a fear response.
- Maintenance: Avoidance (negative reinforcement) where escaping the SD (object) reduces the fear response.
Problems with the Use of Punishment
- Punishment does not directly strengthen appropriate behavior.
- The person delivering the punishment could become a discriminative stimulus for the unwanted behavior.
- Punishment might teach the individual to avoid the punisher.
- Punishment can elicit strong emotional and aggressive responses.
Benefits of Punishment
- A study by Lang and Melamed (1969) used punishment to stop psychogenic vomiting and rumination in a 9-month-old boy.
- The study successfully controlled the boy's vomiting through brief, repeated mild shocks.
Effective Use of Punishment
- Punishment should be immediate, intense, and consistently following each occurrence of unwanted behavior.
- Punishment can be effective if used correctly.
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Explore the concepts of escape and avoidance learning, including their definitions and differences. This chapter also delves into the Two-Factor Theory and how phobias can be formed through classical conditioning. Test your understanding of these fundamental aspects of psychology and reinforcement learning.
