Name That Consequence
Name That Dimension
Operant vs. Respondent
Class Act
100

Amelia throws her cup when she runs out of juice. When you see her start reaching for her empty cup, you model the sign for “more.” Amelia signs “more,” and you fill the cup with juice. The next time Amelia runs out of juice, she signs “more”.

What is Positive Reinforcement

100

I am a program description sheet that spells out exactly how to run this behavior program such that two people could do it exactly the same.

What is Technological

100

Learning process in which a neutral stimulus is associated with an unconditioned stimulus to produce a conditioned response

What is Respondent Conditioning

100

Responses that can look very different but serve the same purpose

What is a Response Class

200

A middle school student struggles with impulse control and blurts out (correct) answers during group instruction. The teacher reprimands the student in front of his classmates. The student only responds vocally after the teacher calls on him now.

What is Positive Punishment

200

Teaching a child diagnosed with ASD to request preferred items (hint: I am a socially significant behavior).

What is Applied

200

Pavlov used respondent conditioning with these animals

What are Dogs

200

Stimuli that exist in a similar temporal space, such as before or after a behavior

What is a Temporal Stimulus Class

300

When a fine motor task is presented, a client engages in SIB. The RBT removes the fine motor task so the client will stop engaging in SIB. The next time a fine motor task is presented, the client engages in SIB to escape the task.

What is Negative Reinforcement

300

John learned how to wash his hands at home and he is also performing this skill in school and at his grandma’s house.

What is Generality

300

A learning procedure using consequences to modify behavior.

What is Operant Conditioning

300

Apples, stop signs, & red balloons are examples from this type of stimulus class

What is Formal or Physical Stimulus Class

400

Johnny's dad sees him speeding in his car after school with the music blaring and far too many kids packed inside. Johnny gets grounded from his car for a week. Johnny starts obeying the speed limit, keeps music to a low volume, and only allows one other person in the car with him.

What is Negative Punishment

400

Before we implemented intervention, we gathered baseline data on the frequency of the intervention, after implementing intervention we can see a major decrease in the number of times aggression occurred.

What is Effective

400

Involuntary or reflexive responses, reaction to a specific antecedent stimuli.

What are Respondent Behaviors

400

Turning a doorknob, pushing down on a doorhandle, kicking open a door 

What is a Response Class

500

Susie's mom is at checkout in the grocery store. Susie is crying and screaming for candy. Susie's mom gives in and buys her a candy bar. 

What is Positive Reinforcement (for Susie) and Negative Reinforcement (for mom).

500

A positive reinforcement system was implemented to increase a child’s following-direction responses.

What is Conceptually Systematic

500

Any behavior determined primarily by its history of consequences

What are Operant Behaviors

500

A group of stimuli that do not share any common features but still evoke similar responses

What is Arbitrary Stimulus Class