Reinforcement Types
This type of reinforcement involves removing an unpleasant stimulus to increase the likelihood of a behavior.
What is negative reinforcement?
This term refers to the outcome that follows a response
What is a consequence?
This type of reinforcement schedule involves a reward following every correct response.
What is continuous reinforcement?
A student consistently completes their homework assignments on time, and as a result, the teacher allows them to choose a prize from the prize box at the end of the week. What type of reinforcement is the student receiving?
What is positive reinforcement?
This type of reinforcement involves presenting a pleasant stimulus to increase the likelihood of a behavior.
What is positive reinforcement?
This technique involves training steps in reverse order.
What is backward chaining?
This type of reinforcement schedule involves a reward following only some correct responses.
What is partial reinforcement?
A child is learning to tie their shoes. The parent breaks down the task into smaller steps, first teaching them to make a loop, then to cross the laces, and finally to pull them tight. What technique is the parent using to teach the skill?
What is chaining?
This type of reinforcer is reinforcing events that occur because of their natural characteristics and inherent ability to reinforce behavior.
What is a primary reinforcer?
This technique involves learning a complicated sequence of responses by adding one discrete step at a time.
What is chaining?
In this type of reinforcement schedule, a reward follows a specific number of correct responses.
What is a fixed-ratio schedule?
A student raises their hand and waits patiently to be called on before speaking in class. As a result, the teacher praises them and gives them a sticker on their behavior chart where they can exchange points for a snack. What type of reinforcement is the sticker?
What is a secondary reinforcer?
This type of reinforcer is reinforcing events that function as reinforcers because they are consistently associated with one or more primary reinforcers.
What is a secondary reinforcer?
This technique involves rewarding successive approximations to the desired response.
What is shaping?
In this type of reinforcement schedule, an irregular period of time must pass before a response can be reinforced.
What is a variable-interval schedule?
A dog is learning to fetch a ball. The owner initially rewards the dog with a treat for simply looking at the ball, then for moving towards the ball, and finally for picking up the ball and bringing it back. What technique is the owner using to train the dog?
What is shaping?
This term refers to a consequence that leads to a reduction of future behavior.
What is a punisher?
This component of instrumental conditioning involves a cue that signals when a response will lead to a consequence.
What is a discriminative stimulus?
This type of reinforcement schedule involves reinforcement being delivered after an unpredictable number of responses.
What is a variable-ratio schedule?
A child earns a sticker on their chart for every three completed homework assignments. What type of reinforcement schedule is being used?
What is a fixed ratio schedule?