You are likely to reinforce (by answering pleasantly and with interest) an
acquaintance who telephones you if such calls occur at a reasonably low rate,
but not if they occur at such a high rate that you feel hassled. You friend is
being reinforced on a(n): Answer - DRL Schedule
Jack works at a job where he is paid by the hour. Jack is being reinforced on a
_____________ schedule. Answer - fixed duration
On a(n) _________ schedule of reinforcement, a reinforcer is presented if a
specified period of time passes and a particular behavior does not occur during
that time. Answer - DRO
It would be appropriate to use a DRL schedule of reinforcement when a
behavior: Answer - occurs at greater than the desired rate
what does the "O" in "DRO" stand for Answer - others responding
Reinforcement is given immediately after a response during a session, provided
that that response is separated from the preceding response by some minimal
time period. This refers to a(n): Answer - spaced-responding DRL
A procedure that involves extinction of a problem behavior, combined with
reinforcing a behavior that is topographically dissimilar to, but not necessarily
incompatible with the problem behavior is known as a: Answer - DRA schedule
,DRA refers to a schedule in which a behavior that is different from, but not
necessarily incompatible with, the problem behavior is reinforced and the
problem behavior is extinguished. T or F Answer - T
In the program in which Tommy could earn extra playtime at the end of the day
for having three or fewer talkouts during class, Tommy's talkouts may have
decreased because the teacher immediately reinforced Tommy for working
without talking. T or F Answer - T
In the program in which Tommy could earn extra playtime at the end of the day
for having three or fewer talkouts during class, Tommy's talkouts decreased
because of the direct-acting effects of reinforcement of free play at the end of
the day when he didn't talk out. T or F Answer - F (its a delayed reinforcer)
To increase an operant behavior, you can: Answer - negatively reinforce it
A procedure called "functional communication training " is one in which
children with developmental disabilities are taught a simple communicative
response as an alternative to self-abuse in order to obtain staff attention. t or f
Answer - true
The "right to effective treatment" position is that non-aversive methods for
eliminating unacceptable behavior are always at least as effective as
punishment, and that there is never any justification for using pain-inducing
punishment. t or f Answer - false
An SD is a stimulus in the presence of which a response will be punished. t or f
Answer - false
, When many of us were children, we learned that asking our parents for treats
when they were in a bad mood usually led to a reprimand. The parental
behaviors characteristic of "being in a bad mood" would be referred to as a(n):
Answer - SDelta
In non-exclusionary time-out, the individual is: Answer - timed out in the
problem situation
As a consequence of coming home later than an agreed-upon curfew, a
teenager loses the privilege of driving the family car for one week. This
exemplifies: Answer - response cost
Strong negative verbal stimuli make up the category of: Answer - reprimands
An event which, when presented immediately following a behavior, causes the
behavior to decrease in frequency, is referred to as a(n): Answer - punisher
A stimulus that was not originally punishing, but that acquired punishing power
through association with other punishers is the definition of: Answer - a
conditioned punisher
If a teacher is unable to detect most instances of a behavior to be punished,
then the teacher should have serious doubts about the value of implementing
a punishment procedure because: Answer - intermittent punishment is less
effective than continuous punishment
The principle of punishment states: If, in a given situation, somebody does
something that is immediately followed by the withdrawal of a punisher, then
that person is less likely to do the same thing again when he or she next
encounters a similar situation. t or f Answer - false
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