Behavior
Antecedent vs. Consequence
Reinforcement vs. Punishment
Scenarios
Verbal Behavior
100

The interaction of muscles and glands with the environment.

Behavior

100

Actions, events, or circumstances that occur before the behavior.

Antecedents

100

What is delivered after a behavior and increases the future frequency of that behavior over time?

Reinforcement

100

The surroundings and/or conditions in which an individual lives/interacts, which includes all stimuli and the individual(s).

Environment

100

The speaker repeats the verbal behavior of another speaker.

Echoic

200

A single instance or occurrence of a specific class.

Response

200

Any environmental conditions or stimulus changes that occur after the behavior.

Consequences

200

This occurs after a behavior and decreases the future frequency of behavior over time.

Punishment

200

Identify the antecedent: 

Susan is about to drive through an intersection when the light turns red. She proceeds to slow down and make a complete stop. Susan avoided a possible ticket or accident.

Seeing the light turn red.

200

Answering questions, filling in the blanks, conversations.

Intraverbal

300

Others can see public behavior, whereas private behavior is only accessible or identifiable to ____.

The person who emits it
300

During this environmental change, stimuli are added to the environment.

Positive Consequence

300

A behavior decreases in frequency after you have removed environmental stimuli.

Negative Punishment

300

Identify the correct consequence:

As Ryan is driving home it begins to rain. Ryan turns on the wipers and the water is gone. In the future, Ryan will turn on his wipers.

Negative Reinforcement

300

Child hears firetruck

Child says “Firetruck!”

Staff praises client

Tact

400

Yelling is a public behavior, whereas pain is a ____ behavior.

Private

400

During this environmental change, stimuli are withdrawn from the environment.

Negative Consequence

400

Negative reinforcement relates to relief, whereas positive punishment relates to ____.

Pain

400

Identify the SD:

Karen is driving home when her gas light comes on. She sees a gas station coming up and pulls over. Karen fills up her tank and continues driving home.

Seeing the gas station.

400

You say to your client "High five!" and they give you a high five.

Listener Responding or Receptive Language

500

The physical form or shape of a behavior, which states what happened void of value, opinion, or expectation.

Topography

500

Everything within the environment that we can detect through our receptors/senses that can exist before, during, or after a specific behavior.

Stimuli

500

A signal that reinforcement is available.

Discriminative Stimulus (SD)

500

Identify the correct consequence:

Judy bites her nails during class and the teacher reprimands her in front of her classmates. Judy doesn’t bite her nails in class again.

Positive Punishment

500

Controlled by an MO

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