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B.F.SkinnerRadical Behaviorism

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The Work ofB.F. Skinner

Behavior is shaped and maintained by its consequences

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Situation (cue)ResponseConsequenceRadical Behaviorism:The Work ofBF Skinner

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SituationDiscriminative Stimulus SDResponseOperant RConsequenceReward (Reinforcement) SR or Punishment SpRadical Behaviorism:The Work ofBF SkinnerClick Speaker icon to play narration

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SituationDiscriminative StimulusResponseOperantConsequenceReward (Reinforcement) or Punishment

Driving on Rte. 37Get TicketSpeedingRadical Behaviorism:The Work ofBF Skinner

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SituationDiscriminative StimulusResponseOperantConsequenceReward (Reinforcement) or Punishment

In ClassGet teachers attentionRaise HandRadical Behaviorism:The Work ofBF Skinner

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SituationDiscriminative StimulusResponseOperantConsequenceReward (Reinforcement) or Punishment

With BoyfriendKisses you backKiss HimRadical Behaviorism:The Work ofBF Skinner

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SituationDiscriminative StimulusResponseOperantConsequenceReward (Reinforcement) or Punishment

Alone in a roomGetting MoneySteal MoneyRadical Behaviorism:The Work ofBF SkinnerClick Speaker icon to play narration

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+-Positive PunishmentNegative PunishmentNegative ReinforcementPositive ReinforcementSomething goodSomething badTypes of ReinforcementRadical Behaviorism:The Work ofBF SkinnerClick Speaker icon to play narration

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ShapingReinforcement of successive approximations of a desired behaviorRadical Behaviorism:The Work ofBF SkinnerClick Speaker icon to play narration

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ExtinctionRadical Behaviorism:The Work ofBF SkinnerClick Speaker icon to play narration

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Stimulus GeneralizationRadical Behaviorism:The Work ofBF SkinnerClick Speaker icon to play narration

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Punishment?Radical Behaviorism:The Work ofBF SkinnerClick Speaker icon to play narration

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Partial Reinforcement SchedulesPartial or Intermittent Reinforcement

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ContinuousPartialRadical Behaviorism:The Work ofBF SkinnerClick Speaker icon to play narration

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Partial Reinforcement SchedulesPartial or Intermittent Reinforcement2 QualitiesMore ResponsesResistant to ExtinctionRadical Behaviorism:The Work ofBF SkinnerClick Speaker icon to play narration

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ResponsesLearning TrialsFixed Ratio R.S.

Partial Reinforcement Schedules

Partial Reinforcement Schedules

Partial Reinforcement SchedulesRadical Behaviorism:The Work ofBF SkinnerClick Speaker icon to play narration

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ResponsesVariable Ratio R.S.

Partial Reinforcement Schedules

Learning Trials

Long Pauses Eliminated

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ResponsesFixed Interval R.S.

Partial Reinforcement Schedules

Learning Trials

Long Pauses

Long Pauses

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Responses

Partial Reinforcement SchedulesLearning TrialsVariable Interval R.S.

Long pauses eliminated, responding is steady.Radical Behaviorism:The Work ofBF SkinnerClick Speaker icon to play narration

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Critique of Skinner-PositiveMost relevant to societyLotteries based on Skinnerian theoriesApplied to governmentsToken economiesBehavior Modification based on Skinnerian Principles and is used in Parenting and CounselingRadical Behaviorism:The Work ofBF SkinnerClick Speaker icon to play narration

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Critique of Skinner--NegativeMost relevant to societyOnly worked with animalsIgnores role of emotions, character and the inner workings of the mindSees humans as a kind of robotput in a stimulus and we will spit out a response.Radical Behaviorism:The Work ofBF Skinner

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The problem of OVERJUSTIFICATION:If someone is rewarded for doing something they like, they will like it less!!Radical Behaviorism:The Work ofBF SkinnerClick Speaker icon to play narration

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