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Name that Contingency
Verbal Behavior
The Function of "Fire"
Definitions
Concepts
100
You start talking about breaking up with your partner, and they start to cry. You talk about something else and they stop crying, and in the future, you are less likely to talk about breaking up.
What is negative reinforcement.
100
This verbal operant's antecedent is verbal behavior, the response is the same as the antecedent, and the consequence is social reinforcement
What is the echoic?
100
The tendency to yell "Fire!" to the 911 operator when your house is burning down.
What is the mand?
100
Nonreinforcement of a previously reinforced response, resulting in a decrease in the strength of that response
What is operant extinction?
100
The two processes involved in two-process theory of avoidance.
What are classical and operant conditioning?
200
Chandra, fond of horses, approaches one behind a fence. She accidentally shocks the horse while petting the animal because her other hand is touching the electric fence. The horse runs off. Horrified, Chandra is less likely to pet animals while touching an electric fence.
What is negative punishment?
200
This verbal operant's antecedent is verbal behavior, the response is VB that is different from the antecedent, and the consequence is social reinforcement.
What is an intraverbal?
200
The tendency to say "fire" when someone else says "fire".
What is the echoic?
200
An increase in behavioral variability and Bursting.
What are two side-effects of extinction?
200
Avoidance of the person delivering the punisher, and teaches the use of punishment.
What are two problematic side-effects of punishment?
300
Excited to see that it is snowing out, Brenna runs outside without putting shoes on. Immediately, her feet are in pain from the cold snow. Brenna is less likely to bolt outside without putting her shoes on.
What is positive punishment?
300
This verbal operant is under the functional control of a motivating operation (MO), and the consequence is a characteristic reinforcer tied to the MO.
What is a mand?
300
The tendency to say "fire" when someone says "well, when there's smoke there's..." and trials off.
What is the intraverbal?
300
Gradually altering the intensity or form of a stimulus.
What is fading?
300
Restricted access to food, and unlimited access to a wheel.
What are the two conditions that establish activity anorexia in rats?
400
Dr. Walmsley has a stack of papers to grade. After each paper is graded, he places it in a "done" pile. As the stack of papers to grade gets smaller, Dr. Walmsley feels more and more relief. In the future, he is more likely to use this organizational system.
What is negative reinforcement?
400
This verbal operant's antecedent is a nonverbal stimulus, and the consequence is social reinforcement.
What is a tact?
400
The tendency to say "Fire" when you see smoke off in the distance.
What is the tact?
400
All stimuli that affect behavior in a given moment.
What is the environment?
400
May make behavior more insensitive to the natural contingency.
What is one disadvantage of rule-governed behavior?
500
Onca is trying to remember an acquaintance's name while talking with them. Onca thinks back to the initial introduction, and is able to say the person's name "Jaromir". Jaromir smiles and states how impressed he is with Onca's memory. In the future, Onca is more likely to use this remembering strategy.
What is positive reinforcement?
500
A verbal response that occurs under one set of conditions (e.g., saying "Velvet Underground" when reading the text) does not guarantee that the verbal response will occur under a different set of conditions (e.g., saying "Velvet Underground" when you see the album cover).
What is functional independence of the verbal operants?
500
The tendency to say "Fire" when you smell smoke.
What is the tact?
500
A conditioned Aversive Stimulus.
What is a warning stimulus?
500
Behavior occurs in the presence of a discriminative stimulus and does not occur when the s-delta is present.
What is stimulus control?