Types of Reinforcement and Punishment
Adding something after the behavior to increase the future frequency of the behavior.
What is Positive Reinforcement
Behavior that is reinforced mainly by the consequence.
What is operant behavior
The thing you use to look at your data.
What is a graph
Running trials after a skill is mastered.
What is maintenance trial
Every 5 minutes reinforcement is delivered after a desired response.
What is Fixed Interval
Taking something away to decrease the future frequency of a behavior.
What is negative punishment
Behavior that is controlled by the antecedent.
What is respondent behavior
The line that indicates a major change (in programming, medication, etc.).
What is a phase change line
The time between when the SD is presented and when the behavior occurs.
What is response latency
Reinforcement is delivered if any behaviors occur apart from the target behavior.
What is DRA
A behavior that reinforces itself (absence of another person).
What is automatically reinforced behavior
What is fading
Time is measured on this axis of the graph.
What is X axis
A child sees a bug and says "Look Mommy, a bug!" is an example of ___________
What is a tact
Reinforcement is delivered when a behavior occurs that makes it impossible to engage in the undesirable behavior.
What is DRI
A child raises their hand and answers a question that the teacher asked. The teacher says "Great job Timmy!"
Timmy does not raise his hand in the future. The teacher's praise acted as _________.
What is positive punishment
The assumption that universe is a lawful and orderly place.
What is determinism
Frequency, rate, or duration is measured on this part of the graph
What is the Y-axis?
Records if the behavior occurred for the entirety of the interval.
What is whole-interval recording
Reinforcement is delivered after an average number of responses has occurred.
What is variable ratio
Javier tells a bad joke. Nobody laughs. Javier's rate of telling jokes increases, and then later decreases.
The increase of the rate of responding in this example is an __________
What is extinction burst
The rate of a behavior BEFORE any type of intervention is implemented.
What is baseline
What is a data point
A neutral stimulus (eg, tokens or money) becomes reinforcing because it has been paired with many other preferred items or activities
What is a generalized conditioned reinforcer?
Reinforcement is delivered for increasingly lower rates of responding.
What is DRL