Reinforcement
Reinforcement is the process in which a behavior is ________ by the immediate consequence that reliably follows its occurrence.
What is strengthened or increased?
Punishment is the process in which a behavior is ________ by the immediate consequence that reliably follows its occurrence.
What is decreased?
In extinction, what occurs following the behavior?
What is the reinforcer is withheld?
A behavior is more likely to occur when a specific antecedent stimulus is present. What principle does this describe?
What is stimulus control?
If you record how long a child with ADHD is out of his seat in class, what dimension of the behavior are you recording?
What is duration?
The consequence that strengthens operant behavior is called?
What is a reinforcer?
In negative punishment, a stimulus is ____________ following the behavior and the behavior is weakened (less likely to occur in the future).
What is removed?
If a behavior is no longer followed by a reinforcing consequence, the person will:
What is stop engaging in the behavior?
An antecedent stimulus that is present when the behavior is reinforced is a(n):
When the process of recording a behavior causes the behavior to change, even before any treatment is implemented, it is called?
What is reactivity?
In negative reinforcement, a stimulus is ____________ following the behavior and the behavior is strengthened.
What is removed?
While changing a light bulb, Martha stuck her finger in the light socket and got a shock. As a result, she never again put her finger in a light socket. This is an example of:
What is positive punishment?
Once a behavior is no longer reinforced, it often increases in frequency, duration, or intensity before it decreases. This phenomenon is called a(n)?
What is an extinction burst?
If you provide a reinforcer when a rat presses a lever when a green light is on and, as a result, it also presses the lever when a similar color light is on (green/blue for example), _______________ has occurred:
What is generalization?
What is continuous recording?
A student in a special education classroom receives a reinforcer (a token) after every five correct responses on her math worksheet. This is an example of what schedule of reinforcement?
What is an FR or fixed ratio schedule of reinforcement?
Ryan drove the family car when he went out with his high school friends on weekends. He started coming home late (after his curfew). The next time he came home late, his parents did not let him drive the car for a week. As a result, he quit coming home late. This is an example of?
What is negative punishment?
When extinction occurs for a positively reinforced behavior ____.
What is the reinforcer is no longer delivered following behavior?
An antecedent stimulus that is present when the behavior is not reinforced is a(n):
What is an S△?
The _________ is a visual representation of the occurrence of behavior over time.
What is a graph?
In which schedule of reinforcement does a reinforcer get delivered when a response occurs after a period of time?
What is an interval schedule?
When an aversive stimulus is delivered after a behavior it _________ the behavior, and when an aversive stimulus is removed after a behavior it ______________ the behavior.
What is weakens and strengthens?
When extinction occurs for a behavior that was continuously reinforced ______.
What is the behavior decreases more rapidly?
The rat in an experimental chamber presses a lever when the green light is on and gets food. It presses the lever when the red light is on and does not get food. The green light is a(n) ____________ and the red light is a(n) _____________.
What is an SD and an S△?
When a researcher shows that a behavior modification procedure causes a behavior to change, the researcher is demonstrating a(n):
What is a functional relationship?