John gets a potato chip each time he gets a math problem correct. John's accuracy in math starts to increase.
What is positive reinforcement
100
Anna's boss tells her she will get a 5 minute break after every 1 hour of staying on task at work. Anna now always stays on task.
What is negative reinforcement
100
Event that occurs immediately before a behavior
What is antecedent
100
Event that occurs immediately following a behavior
What is consequence
100
The addition of a pleasant stimulus after a behavior that results in the increase of that behavior
What is positive reinforcement
200
You press a green button on a remote control you've never used before and the television comes on. You continue to press the green button on the remote when you want to watch TV in the future.
What is positive reinforcement
200
You post a video on Facebook and get 50 likes. You continue to post similar videos in the future.
What is positive reinforcement
200
The topography or form of a behavior
What is operational definition
200
What a person says and does
What is behavior
200
The addition of an aversive stimulus after a behavior that results in the decrease of that behavior
What is positive punishment
300
Andy gets a spanking from his dad because he stole a book from a store. Andy doesn't steal again.
What is positive punishment
300
A cold breeze starts blowing into your house, so you close the window. You always close that window in the future.
What is negative reinforcement
300
Has a value-altering and behavior-altering effect on behavior
What is motivating operation (MO)
300
The removal of an aversive stimulus after a behavior that results in the increase of that behavior
What is negative reinforcement
300
The removal of a pleasant stimulus after a behavior that results in the decrease of that behavior
What is negative punishment
400
Jenny's parents take away her driving privileges because she came home after curfew. Jenny starts coming home before curfew.
What is negative punishment
400
Stella's mom makes her do extra chores every time she cusses. Stella starts cussing less and less.
What is positive punishment
400
Re-emergence of a previously extinguished behavior
What is spontaneous recovery
400
The reappearance, during extinction, of previously effective behavior
What is resurgence
400
Decreases the value of a reinforcer
What is satiation (abolishing operation)
500
Todd gets a fine for driving 75mph in a 50mph zone. Todd drives the speed limit from now on.
What is negative punishment
500
Tim has to sit out during his next baseball game because he threw his bat. Tim makes sure to not throw his bat at future games.
What is negative punishment
500
Systematically applying interventions to improve socially significant behaviors
What is applied behavior analysis
500
No longer providing reinforcement for a previously reinforced behavior
What is extinction
500
Making an unconditioned stimulus a conditioned stimulus by pairing it with another stimulus
What is respondent/classical/Pavlovian conditioning