How about negative reinforcement for the mom's behavior?
Leah Leah Adams-Curtis Director of Assessment Knox College 2 East South Street Galesburg, IL 61401-4999 309-341-7260 From: Michael Britt [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2013 9:50 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] Funny Example of Extinction Miguel, I was thinking that the mother was trying her hardest not to respond to the boy and so thus she was trying to extinguish his behavior of repeatedly asking her questions while she was trying to rest. Obviously she fails so in the end I guess you're right - she's reinforcing the boy's behavior of repeatedly calling her name. How's that? Michael A. Britt, Ph.D. [email protected] http://www.ThePsychFiles.com Twitter: @mbritt On Oct 24, 2013, at 10:42 AM, MiguelRoig <[email protected]> wrote: Extinction?! Quite the contrary. In my mind this is a good example of variable ratio/interval of reinforcement. Thanks for sharing. I admit to being a fan of this show. Miguel _____ From: "Michael Britt" <[email protected]> To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2013 9:31:56 AM Subject: [tips] Funny Example of Extinction This 30 second video - an excerpt from the TV cartoon "Family Guy" - is both funny and a good example of the idea of extinction. It fails at the end of the video, but I can see the video being used as fun way to introduce/demonstrate the concept: http://youtu.be/aOLxQGLJouI Michael Michael A. Britt, Ph.D. [email protected] http://www.ThePsychFiles.com Twitter: @mbritt --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=1133043.af3ec43309a63197bc82eb6702801542 <http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=1133043.af3ec43309a63197bc82eb6702801542&; n=T&l=tips&o=29046> &n=T&l=tips&o=29046 or send a blank email to leave-29046-1133043.af3ec43309a63197bc82eb6702801...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13405.0125141592fa9ededc665c55d9958f69 <http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13405.0125141592fa9ededc665c55d9958f69&n= T&l=tips&o=29049> &n=T&l=tips&o=29049 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-29049-13405.0125141592fa9ededc665c55d9958...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13346.fd4eeaf6abdc74d8c3a37fbfbb055cd9 <http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13346.fd4eeaf6abdc74d8c3a37fbfbb055cd9&n= T&l=tips&o=29050> &n=T&l=tips&o=29050 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-29050-13346.fd4eeaf6abdc74d8c3a37fbfbb055...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=29052 or send a blank email to leave-29052-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
