The Effects of Combining Positive and Negative Reinforcement During Training.

The purpose of this experiment was to compare the effects of combining negative reinforcement and positive reinforcement during teaching with the effects of using positive reinforcement alone. A behavior was trained under two stimulus conditions and procedures. One method involved presenting the cue ven and reinforcing successive approximations to the target behavior. The other method involved presenting the cue punir, physically prompting the target behavior by pulling the leash, and delivering a reinforcer. Three other behaviors were trained using the two cues contingent on their occurrence. The results suggest that stimuli associated with both a positive reinforcer and an aversive stimulus produce a different dynamic than a situation that uses positive reinforcement or punishment alone.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of North Texas

Year dc:date

2007

Author dc:creator

• Murrey, Nicole A.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Rosales Ruíz, Jesús
• Smith, Richard
• Ellis, Janet

• positive reinforcement
• negative reinforcement
• conditioned reinforcer
• aversive stimulus
• discriminative stimulus
• Dogs -- Training.
• Behavior modification.
• Operant conditioning.
• Reinforcement (Psychology)
• Animal behavior.

Statement dc:rights

• Public
• Copyright
• Murrey, Nicole A.
• Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

Language dc:language

English

Identifier

oclc: 179540238
https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc3636/
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