Reinforcers
Something that increases the likelihood that a specific behavior or response will occur.
What are reinforcers?
Events that directly precede and serve as a "trigger" for a problem behavior.
What is Antecedents?
Patterns for timing of the delivery of reinforcers
What is Schedule of Reinforcement
Give an allowance or treats to encourage children to complete their chores instead of nagging.
What is Positive Reinforcement?
When giving praise, use the I-FEED-V rule.
What is effective praise?
These reinforcers include food, water, sleep, and oxygen.
What is Primary Reinforcers?
Events that directly follow a behavior.
What are Consequences?
Reinforcement schedule in which desired behavior is rewarded following a fixed number of behaviors.
What is a fixed-ratio schedule?
Slot machines at a gambling casino.
What is a variable-ratio schedule
Access to a preferred object or toy.. Examples include puzzles, videos, books, Thomas the Tank engine, water play, swinging, etc.
What is a tangible reinforcer?
One way to individualize reinforcers or select a reinforcers for a student.
reinforcer sampling (menu)
The FBA is considered complete when the behavior has been defined in these terms.
What is observable and measurable?
Reinforcement schedule in which desired behavior is rewarded following an unpredictable amount of time.
What is A variable-interval schedule
Loud buzz in some cars when ignition key is turned on; driver must put on safety belt in order to eliminate irritating buzz.
What is Negative Reinforcement?
REinforcers that have no value by themselves. They are valuable because they can be collected and traded for another type of reinforcement. Examples include stickers, checkmarks, plastic disks, etc.
What is Token Economy?
This type of reinforcement occurs when something already present is removed (taken away) as a result of a behavior and the behavior that led to this removal will increase in the future because it created a favourable outcome.
What is negative reinforcement?
These events that happen BEFORE the antecedent or trigger for the challenging behavior. These event increase the likelihood the inappropriate behavior will occur.
What is Setting events?
Reinforcement schedule in which desired behavior is rewarded following a constant amount of time.
What is a fixed interval schedule
Frequent flyer program: getting a free flight after accumulating x number of flight miles.
What is fixed-ratio schedule?
When using activity reinforcers, it is advised that you adhere to this principle which states that high probability behaviors should be used to reinforce low probability behaviors.
What is Premack Principle?
Reinforcement that acquire their value by being associated with primary reinforcers or other well-established secondary reinforcers.
What is Secondary reinforcement
One would need to 15-20 observations to establish this reoccurring behavior pattern.
What is Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence?
Every response produces a reinforcer.
What is a Continuous Reinforcement (CRF) Schedule?
A young student was fascinated with invisible ink markers. During each instructional session that the student completed his assignment, the student could use the markers for 3 minutes.
What is Positive Reinforcement?
The procedure that involves reinforcing behaviors that are closer to the target behavior, also known as successive approximations.
What is Shaping?