Stimulus Response And Reinforcement
Unconditioned reinforcement also called primary reinforcement is the presentation of stimuli that are inherently reinforcing such as affection food sex or sleep.
Stimulus response and reinforcement. Cs 219 learning theory and instructional software design assignment 2. By causing an unwanted behavior to become extinct it means that the behavior is punished until it no longer occurs after a stimulus. In negative reinforcement the stimulus removed following a response is an aversive stimulus.
Reinforcement learning of irrelevant stimulus response associations modulates cognitive control. If this stimulus were presented contingent on a response it may also function as a positive punisher. Negative reinforcement is the contingent withdrawal of a stimulus following a response resulting in an increased likelihood of the response occurring in the future.
The two as explained above differ in the increase negative reinforcement or decrease punishment of the future probability of a response.