Stimulus
The office doorbell rings & CrHa runs to the door. What is the stimulus
The doorbell sound
Mayra says "touch your head," and Ra does. What is the response?
Touching his head
" Stop", a red light, and Susan raising her hand - all signal stopping. What is this called?
Stimulus class
Mur can say "help", signing "help, or give Sidney a help card. What kind of class is this?
Response class
Smiling, walking, or waving. Are these behaviors?
Yes. Observable and measurable
When Janelle enters the room, Ky immediately hides behind the chair. What served as the stimulus?
Janelle's presence
When his iPad battery dies, Da says "Oh no!" and hands it to Leah. Which part is the response?
Saying "Oh no!" and handing it over.
When given "high five", "Give me five", or a raised palm, Ashley slaps her partner's hand. What unites these cues?
Members of a stimulus class
Same meaning different topography.
Ka stomps his feet, puts, and shouts "no" when he doesn't want to share. All these behaviors serve what function?
Escape - all part of the same response class
Ty says "I'm mad." while crossing his arms. Which part is behavior and which part is private event?
Crossing arms = Behavior
Feeling = internal event
During circle time Reagan calls Ka's name, and he immediately looks up. What kind of stimulus is this - discriminative, neutral, or aversive?
Discriminative
Jana asks Ash "What is you favorite color?" and he replies "blue." What type of verbal operant is Ash's response?
Intraverbal
The words "quiet", "shhh", and "use an inside voice" all lead to the same behavior. What type of Stimulus class do these belong to?
Functionally equivalent
Opposed to:
Formal - appearance - red sign, red ball, red apple
Temporal - Timing -Stimulus in relation to behavior
Daw hits, screams, or throws objects when asked to complete homework. Identify the class and hypothesis of function
Response class - escape maintained.
La flaps his hands when he is excited. Mayra tracks the number of flaps per minute. What measurement dimension is being used
Rate/frequency
The smell of hand sanitizer causes La to cover his nose and gag. Identify the stimulus and explain what type of function it has.
Stimulus = hand sanitizer smell
Function = aversive stimulus
Gi claps her hands when hearing a song and later claps when asked "Show me clapping." Which type of control is each response under?
First = Automatic reinforcement
Second = Verbal stimulus
DAILY DOUBLE
Ja often shouts "MINE!" When a pier picks up a toy he wants. Marla teaches him to say "Can I have a turn?" instead. When Ja uses the new phrase, Marla gives him a brief turn with the toy and praise. When he shouts "MINE!" Marla withholds the toy.
What type of differential reinforcement is being used, and why?
DRA
Marla is reinforcing appropriate alternative response (Can I have a turn?) that serves the same function of shouting.
When Ali is hungry, he opens the fridge, asks "snack?", or points to food. Which functional relationship ties these behaviors together?
They share the same outcome - Access to food
Ky frowns when he is told "no" but still complies. How is this different from a "Challenging behavior"?
It's a socially appropriate behavior with emotional expression.
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Jessica points to a cookie, says "cookie", and signs "cookie" All these different actions help her get the same thing.
What two behavioral terms describe this situation?
Response class (different response, same outcome)
Behavior (observable action)
Marla covers her ears when the vacuum turns on, asks Ashley to turn it off, then runs to the office. Later, when Marla hears thunder, she also covers her ears and hides in the office.
Which concepts are shown in this scenario (list 3 minimum)
Stimulus: Vacuum and thunder (sounds)
Response: Covering ears, running away
Stimulus Class: Noisy class
Response Class: Covering ears, asking for help, running (serve same escape function)
Daily Double
Mur frequently hums loudly during table work, which distracts his peers. Sheree sets a timer for 2-minute intervals. If Mur completes the interval without humming, he earns a token. If he hums, the timer resets.
What type of differential reinforcement procedure is this and what makes it different from others?
Differential Reinforcement of Other Behavior (DRO)
Reinforcement is delivered for the absence of the target behavior (humming) during a specific time.
Different - No alternative behavior is required! Mu simply must not engage in humming.