Key Terms
Leading Figures
Parent Training
Couples Therapy
HodgePodge
100
An unconditioned stimulus (UCS), such as food, which leads to an unconditioned (UCR), like salivation, is paired with a conditioned stimulus (CS), such as a bell.
What is Classical Conditioning
100
His work on conditioned reflexes led to the development of classical conditioning.
Who is Ivan Pavlov
100
Isolation of a child after he or she misbehaves.
What is a time-out?
100
In general, behavior therapists deemphasize interviews in favor of these?
What is written questionairres and direct observation of the couples' interactions
100
The greatest influence on behavioral family therapy came from this person's operant conditioning.
Who is B.F. Skinner
200
Consists of reinforcing change in small steps.
What is shaping
200
He used classical conditioning to experimentally induce a phobia in "Little Albert"
Who is John B. Watson.
200
Reinforcing change in small steps
What is shaping
200
Wolpe's (1958) introduction of this led to major advances in the treatment of sexual dysfunction.
What is Systematic desensitization?
200
According to Datillio's (1998) eight types of cognitive distortions, this one refers to certain details being highlighted while others are ignored.
What is selective abstraction
300
Consists of giving and taking away rewards based on the children's behavior.
What is Contingency Management
300
Was the most influential figure in developing behavioral parent training at the University of Oregon.
Who is Gerald Patterson
300
This uses points or stars to reward children for good behavior.
What is a token economy?
300
Agreeing to make changes contingent on the partner making changes.
What is contingency contracting?
300
This technique is implemented by asking a series of questions to uncover the basic schemas underlying each person's assumptions.
What is the downward arrow?
400
According to this people strive to maximize rewards and minimize costs in relationships.
What is theory of social exchange
400
He wrote "Behavioral Approaches to Family and Couple Therapy" in 1970. In this paper he outlined the application of an operant learning framework to the family problems of four adult patients.
Who is Robert Liberman
400
An example of this is telling a child they must clean their bedroom if they want to outside and play
What is the Premack principle
400
This model says that emotions and actions are mediated by specific cognitions (Beck, 1976)
What is cognitive mediation model
400
This is the type of reinforcement that is most resistant to extinction.
What is intermittent reinforcement
500
Using high-probability behavior (preferred activities) to reinforce low-probablity behavior (nonpreferred activities)
What is the Premack principle
500
He focused on how the exchange of positive behavior could be maximized using reinforcement reciprocity.
Who is Richard Stuart?
500
This is what SORKC stands for in Kanfer and Phillip's (1970) SORKC model of behavior
What is Stimulus, state of organism, target response, and nature and contingency of consequences.
500
Both partners agree to make changes that aren't contingent on what the other does
What is Good Faith Contract
500
This is the goal of cogntive behavioral therapy.
What is to modify specific patterns of behavior to alleviate the presenting problem.