Reinforcement and Punishment
A child gets a piece of candy every time he claps independently. In the future, the child's independent clapping increases. What is this?
Positive Reinforcement (adding candy increases clapping behavior)
What does R+ stand for?
Reinforcement (R+)
Hailey starts screaming and crying in the grocery store when her mom is talking with a friend from high school she recognized. WTF?
Attention
Janie tells her daughter Ali 'Say Mama'. Ali says 'Mama'. What operant is this?
Echoic
Who won the November Presidential Election?
Donald Trump
James's mother gives him a spanking for cursing. After that day that he got the spanking, James does not curse around his mother. What is this?
Positive Punishment (adding spanking decreases cursing around mother)
What does SD stand for?
Discriminative Stimulus (SD)
Jamie feels overwhelmed at a party. She pretends to feel sick in order to go home. WTF?
Escape
Ruby asks Jim how he is feeling today. Jim says, 'I am feeling good, thank you'. What operant is this?
Intraverbal
What natural phenomenon involving the sky occurred in April of this year?
Solar Eclipse
Riley has a headache, Riley takes Advil and her headache goes away. Riley is likely to take pain meds again when she has a headache next time. What is this?
Negative Reinforcement (Removing Headache increases medicine taking behavior)
What does ABC stand for?
Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence
Lola is rubbing her hands on the new jeans that she is wearing. WTF?
Sensory
Melissa is in her living room and hears an airplane above the house. She says 'I hear an airplane.' What operant is this?
Tact (she is tacting what she is hearing)
What was the name of the hurricane that devastated the Southeast this year?
Hurricane Helene
Taylor has to pay a $250 fine for speeding. Next time she is on the same highway, she goes the speed limit.
Negative Punishment (Removal of Money decreases speeding)
What does VR stand for?
Variable Ratio
Tori spends the afternoon with her mom being really nice to her and doing her mom's favorite things so that she can get permission to go to a concert. WTF?
Tangible
Ella plays Just Dance. A game where she has to copy each of the dancer's dance moves to get a high score. What operant is this?
Motor Imitation
Which movie won Best Picture at the Academy Awards?
Oppenheimer
Benny runs down the hallway too fast in front of a teacher. The teacher makes him walk up and down the hallway 10 times slowly. Benny does not run in the hallways in the presence of his teacher. What is this?
Positive Punishment (adding walking 10 times decreases running behavior)
What does DTT stand for?
Discrete Trial Training (DTT)
Ryle pulls Gina's hair every day at school. Gina yells at him. WTF?
Attention
Nicole has to sort 40 pieces of mail by the color of their stamp. What operant is this?
VP-MTS (Visual Perceptual Match to Sample)
What is the name of the football player that dated Taylor Swift in 2024?
Travis Kelce