Setting up Operant or Classical Conditioning Strategies
1. Identify the behavior or behaviors you want to work on. Is this a classical
or operant situation?
2. Do you want to increase or decrease the behavior?
If you want to increase it, list the ways you have available to do
so in the appropriate type of conditioning.
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OPERANT
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CLASSICAL
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Positive reinforcement
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More pairings of CS and UCS
|
Negative reinforcement
escape
avoidance
|
Stronger UCS
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If you want to decrease it, list the ways you have available to do
so in the appropriate type of conditioning.
| OPERANT |
CLASSICAL |
| Extinction |
Extinction |
| Punishment |
Counterconditioning |
| Reinforce an incompatible response |
Systematic Desensitization |
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Exhaustion (Implosive Therapy) |
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