Autism
The DSM-5 reclassified this mild form of autism as one end of the autism spectrum disorder (ASD) continuum.
What is Asperger's Syndrome?
School teachers often use this system to encourage good behavior in the classroom.
What is a token economy?
Negative reinforcement entails doing this.
What is removing a negative / unwanted stimulus?
This behavior decelerator is commonly used to treat attention-getting behavior, like tantrums.
What is extinction?
Three places in which a token economy might be used.
What are at home, in a classroom, in a hospital, in a jail, at work?
This term refers to the tendency to repeat words or memorized passages, often observed in individuals with autism.
What is echolalia?
This term refers to the belief that events derive primarily from your own actions.
What is an internal locus of control?
The two factors for which the two-factor theory of the avoidance paradox is named.
What are classical and operant conditioning?
Providing so much of the desired item that you eliminate the troublesome behavior.
What is stimulus satiation?
Three things that cause learned helplessness to increase in severity.
What is a belief that the cause is (1) internal rather than external, (2) global rather than specific and (3) long-term rather than short-term?
This term refers to the tendency of an individual with autism to get stuck on a particular topic or task for long periods of time.
What is perseveration?
The cause of the post-reinforcement pause.
What is "anticipation"?
The one factor theory treats the darkness as this type of stimulus.
What is a discriminative stimulus?
An example of this behavior decelerator is covering the trash cans to discourage your dog from eating the garbage.
What is response blocking?
Three disadvantages of using punishment.
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What are (1) learned helplessness; (2) generalization of the punished behavior to other behaviors; (3)aggression; (4) requires continual monitoring of behavior; and (5) punisher may not want or be able to implement the punishment correctly?
This term refers to the tendency for an individual with autism to self-stimulate through repetitive body movements, like hand flapping.
What is stimming?
This equipment was used to identify the pattern of responding elicited by different schedules of reinforcement.
What is a cumulative recorder?
The two factor theory treats the darkness as this type of stimulus.
What is a conditioned stimulus?
This technical term refers to the fact that you should positively reinforce appropriate behaviors when trying to eliminate undesirable behaviors.
What is differential reinforcement of alternative behavior (DRA)?
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Five things that make reinforcement more effective.
What are: (1) Higher motivation; (2) Higher-quality reinforcer; (3) More reinforcer; (4) Faster rate of reinforcement; (5) Shorter delay before reinforcement?