Behavior Reinforcement Explained: Boosting Habits and Motivation
#BehaviorReinforcement #Psychology #HabitFormation #Dopamine #Skinner #ClassicalConditioning #OperantConditioning #SocialMedia #Neuroscience #BehaviorScience #Motivation #Neurotechnology #SocialInfluence #Education #MentalHealth #BehaviorChange
Can anyone confirm this is true? I don't have a #TikTok account. We know that selectively ranking and recommending topics, videos and posts in other apps is quite powerful.
Creepy AF, if you ask me. More evidence for my whack job conspiracy theory that all of social media is a giant #SkinnerBox designed to drive us all crazy.
@Hey_Beth "Resistors".
They love all the corporate psyops conditioning that hijacks their mesocorticolimbic circuits.
See: the BlueSky methadone clinic.
Its a science and art engineered to capture them.
They are functionally addicts.
Rats pushing levers to release cocaine.
Other than that I'm sure they are trustworthy , well rounded company to keep.
#Neuroscience #SocialMedia #OperantConditioning #ClassicalConditioning
Long ago I setup a "mail-room" by using my secure back entrance as a place for packages to be left. 90% of the delivery people for Fedex, UPS, and Amazon use it properly and follow the provided instructions.
I've decided that those that do should be rewarded for their good behaviors! #operantconditioning #behaviorism #bfskinner
"This is the commercial pressure that turned the esoteric web into the generic web of sensationalism, clickbait and cute animals. It didn't just transform what writers wrote – it also transformed how writers and readers related to one another."
#moneychangeseverything
#notjustauthors #metricsfetish #analyticsfetish #operantconditioning #pavlov #skinnerbox #whygotomars #beyournaturalself
https://doctorow.medium.com/so-youve-decided-to-unfollow-me-7452c96b4772
Rats Learn to Play DOOM in This Automated VR Arena
When we run an article with "DOOM" in the title, it's typically another example of getting the venerable game running on some minimalist platform. This DOOM-based VR rig for rats, though, is less about hacking DOOM, and more about hacking the rats.
What started as a side project for [Viktor Tóth] has evolved into quite a complex apparatus. At the center of the rig is an omnidirectional treadmill comprised of a polystyrene ball about the size of a bowling ball. The ball is free to rotate, with sensors detecting rotation in two axes -- it's basically a big electromechanical mouse upside down. The rat rides at the top of the ball, wearing a harness to keep it from slipping off. A large curved monitor sits right in front of the rat to display the virtual environment, which is a custom DOOM map.
With the VR rig built, [Viktor] worked on automating the training. A treat dispenser provides the proper motivation, while powered drive wheels engage with the ball to nudge the rat if it gets stuck in the virtual world. [Viktor] says he has trained three rats -- [Romero], [Carmack], and [Tom] -- to walk down a straight hallway using this automated method. As for the meat of the game -- shooting monsters -- [Viktor] has that covered too, with a sensor that detects when a rat rears up on its hind legs to register a shot.
Total training time to get the rats to the point seen in the video was about six weeks, and [Viktor] reports the whole thing cost him about $2000. That's a lot of time and money, but the results are pretty interesting. If you're more interested in minimalist DOOM builds, we understand -- check out DOOM on a lightbulb, or a thermostat, or even a GPS.
[via IGN]
Thanks to [my son Tom] for the tip!
#games #doom #omnidirectional #operantconditioning #rat #rodent #treadmill #vr #willitdoom
Is it necessary? No. Is it kind? Non Applicable. Is it relevant? Yes. Is it something I want to say? Yes. Is it important? You’ll know in 20 years when you read a book about the mid 19th-20th century. A self portrait does not include a mask. Your face is what makes the portrait unique. Hiding under a hat, eye glasses, and a mask is “a portrait of a person in hiding.” not a self portrait. // #sociocultural #psychology #operantconditioning #thisisnotcoolman #notintentionallyoffensive ..
