hat is most important when looking at the delivery of reinforcers on a token
economy?
~~~ principle of immediacy
The formal properties of language involve the?
~~~ Topography, and verbal response
The functional properties of language involve?
~~~ causes of the verbal response
A mand is a...
Skinner was the first to apply the philosophy and theory of radical behaviorism to self
control and defined this as a two-response phenomenon involving?
✓ ~~~ a controlling response
a controlled response
A proper definition of 80% free throw shooting would be considered?
✓ ~~~ A controlling response
The act of practicing hitting free throws for hour after hour would be considered?
✓ ~~~ A Controlled Response
Self-Management is best defined as the
✓ ~~~ Personal application of behavior change tactics that produces a desired change
in behavior
Advantaged of self management include
✓ ~~~ promoting the generalization & maintenance of behavior change
A small repertoire of self-management skills can control many behaviors
Self management benefits include
✓ ~~~ Contribution to society and formation of delayed gratification
Recommendation for self- administered consequences include
✓ ~~~ keep it simple
select small, easy to deliver consequences
set a meaningful, but easy to meet criterion for reinforcement
Self generated verbal responses, covert or overt, that function as response prompts
for a desired behavior is referred to as
✓ ~~~ Self instruciton
Performing an undesired behavior over and over again with the intention to decrease
the future frequency of the target behavior is know as?
✓ ~~~ Massed practice
A person engaging in the observation and immediate recording of his or her exercise
duration would be?
, ✓ ~~~ Self monitoring their behavior
Studying for the board exam would be considered ________ if it consisted of self-
generated verbal responses, covert or overt
✓ ~~~ Self-Instruction
I might have issues with mice. Every time I see a mouse I freeze up and become
overcome with with fear. Fortunately, I know a way to help treat my phobia. This
would most likely involve ?
✓ ~~~ Systematic desensitization
true or false it is impossible to shape self- management behavior?
✓ ~~~ False
Skinner wrote about self control, saying that it is a form of
✓ ~~~ behavior
true or false, self management is the same as self control?
✓ ~~~ false
when developing a self-management system for an individual you should remember
to always be?
✓ ~~~ analyzing the system to ensure it is effective
What is not part of a contingency contract?
✓ ~~~ A description of what token should be utilized
The success of contingency contracts is probably due to
✓ ~~~ positive reinforcement
rule-governed behavior
response prompting
In a token economy the tokens
✓ ~~~ are generalized conditioned reinforces that are exchanged for backup
reinforcers
When setting up a token economy
✓ ~~~ One must be certain that the learners possess the prerequisite skills for any
target behavior
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