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What are the different types of reinforcement?
Positive and Negative reinforcement
What is reinforcement?
The process of adding or removing a consequence after a behavior to make the behavior more likely to occur.
What is the adding of a desirable stimulus after a behavior occurs in hopes to increase the likelihood of the behavior occurring in the future?
Positive Reinforcement
What is the process of removing a aversive stimulus following a behavior?
Negative Reinforcement
What is a Token Economy system?
When a behavior technician uses a token board to provide a set amount of tokens for each completed task
What are the different types of punishment?
Positive and Negative punishment
What is the goal of punishment?
Not to cause harm or distress, but reduce interfering or interrupting behaviors that may limit a child's learning or social opportunities.
What is an example of positive punishment?
Anything that involves adding something following a behavior to decrease it from occurring
What is negative punishment?
Taking something away after a behavior occurs to reduce it's future frequency.
True or false extinction is fading away and elimination of desired behaviors?
false it is the fading and elimination of undesirable behaviors