Dear Tipsters,
Michael Sylvester wrote: It is being reported that a news agency will offer Paris Hilton one million dollars for an interview after getting out of jail(gaol). Doesn't the magnitude of reinforcement effect behavior? In my rat running days I could swear that there was rapid behavior change when pellet size was increased. I am not sure about the relationship between behavior and magnitude (literally physical size) of reward but I would ask this of Michael: What behaviour is he hinting at? 1. Getting out of jail 2. Going into jail 3. Behaviour that resulted in going to jail 4. Other. Sincerely, Stuart ______________________________________________ Stuart J. McKelvie, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, Bishop's University, 2600 College Street, Sherbrooke, Québec J1M 0C8, Canada. E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> or [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: (819)822-9600, Extension 2402 Fax: (819)822-9661 Bishop's Psychology Department Web Page: http/:www.ubishops.ca/ccc/dev/soc/psy __________________________________ ________________________________ From: Michael Sylvester [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, June 22, 2007 2:39 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] Paris Hilton/magnitude of reward It is being reported that a news agency will offer Paris Hilton one million dollars for an interview after getting out of jail(gaol). Doesn't the magnitude of reinforcement effect behavior? In my rat running days I could swear that there was rapid behavior change when pellet size was increased. Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=english --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=english
