UWF EDF 6225 COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔What is a concurrent schedule of reinforcement? - ✔✔the simultaneous presentation
of two or more independent schedules, each leading to a reinforcer
✔✔What is matching law? - ✔✔when 2 or more schedules are presented, preference is
shown to the behavior with the highest amount of reinforcement
✔✔What is a multiple schedule of reinforcement? - ✔✔2 or more basic schedules in an
alternating, random sequence. SD tells you which schedule is in place.
✔✔What is a chained schedule of reinforcement? - ✔✔-2 or more schedules always
changing in the same order
-schedules can reinforce the same or different behaviors
-conditioned reinforcement for responding in 1 schedule, is the presentations of the next
-discriminative stimulus
✔✔What are the discriminative schedules of reinforcement? - ✔✔multiple & chained
✔✔What is a mixed schedule? - ✔✔the same as multiple BUT no SD
✔✔What is a tandem schedule? - ✔✔the same as chained BUT no SD
✔✔What is an alternative schedule? - ✔✔provides reinforcement for one schedule or
the other (ratio or interval)
✔✔What is a conjunctive schedule? - ✔✔reinforcement followed completion of BOTH
schedules, ratio and interval
✔✔ What is positive reinforcement? - ✔✔the addition or presentation of a stimulus that
results in an increase in future behavior
, ✔✔How do we confirm a stimulus serves as reinforcement? - ✔✔There is data to show
the behavior increased.
✔✔Where does reinforcement fall in the 3 term contingency? - ✔✔consequence
✔✔When should reinforcement be delivered? - ✔✔IMMEDIATELY
✔✔Why should reinforcement be delivered immediately? - ✔✔You don't want to allow
enough time for another behavior to occur & potentially reinforce the wrong behavior.
✔✔What is a discriminative stimulus? - ✔✔a stimulus that signals that reinforcement will
be available
✔✔What is an S-Delta? - ✔✔Stimulus that lets you know a behavior will NOT be
reinforced, tells you reinforcement is not available.
✔✔A reinforcer only functions as reinforcement if the data shows the behavior occurred
_______ in the future. - ✔✔more
✔✔What is an establishing operation? - ✔✔A motivating operation that increases the
effectiveness of some stimulus. Ex: deprivation
✔✔What is an abolishing operation? - ✔✔A motivating operation that decreases the
current effectiveness of some stimuli. Ex: satiation
✔✔What is a motivating operation? - ✔✔An environmental event that alters the
EFFECTIVENESS of a reinforcer
✔✔What is rule-governed behavior? - ✔✔Delayed consequences that influence
behavior. It's a contingency that's not immediate but it still influences behavior. Ex:
working for a biweekly paycheck
✔✔What are some indicators of rule governed behavior? - ✔✔- no immediate
consequence
-response to consequence delay >30secs.
-behavior increases w/o reinforcement
-large increase in behavior following 1 instance of reinforcement
✔✔What is superstitious behavior? - ✔✔it occurs when reinforcement "accidentally"
follows a behavior when the behavior did not actually provide the reinforcement. ex:
lucky socks
✔✔What is automatic reinforcement? - ✔✔When the behavior itself provides the
reinforcement. ex: pen tapping, hair twirling, nail biting
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔What is a concurrent schedule of reinforcement? - ✔✔the simultaneous presentation
of two or more independent schedules, each leading to a reinforcer
✔✔What is matching law? - ✔✔when 2 or more schedules are presented, preference is
shown to the behavior with the highest amount of reinforcement
✔✔What is a multiple schedule of reinforcement? - ✔✔2 or more basic schedules in an
alternating, random sequence. SD tells you which schedule is in place.
✔✔What is a chained schedule of reinforcement? - ✔✔-2 or more schedules always
changing in the same order
-schedules can reinforce the same or different behaviors
-conditioned reinforcement for responding in 1 schedule, is the presentations of the next
-discriminative stimulus
✔✔What are the discriminative schedules of reinforcement? - ✔✔multiple & chained
✔✔What is a mixed schedule? - ✔✔the same as multiple BUT no SD
✔✔What is a tandem schedule? - ✔✔the same as chained BUT no SD
✔✔What is an alternative schedule? - ✔✔provides reinforcement for one schedule or
the other (ratio or interval)
✔✔What is a conjunctive schedule? - ✔✔reinforcement followed completion of BOTH
schedules, ratio and interval
✔✔ What is positive reinforcement? - ✔✔the addition or presentation of a stimulus that
results in an increase in future behavior
, ✔✔How do we confirm a stimulus serves as reinforcement? - ✔✔There is data to show
the behavior increased.
✔✔Where does reinforcement fall in the 3 term contingency? - ✔✔consequence
✔✔When should reinforcement be delivered? - ✔✔IMMEDIATELY
✔✔Why should reinforcement be delivered immediately? - ✔✔You don't want to allow
enough time for another behavior to occur & potentially reinforce the wrong behavior.
✔✔What is a discriminative stimulus? - ✔✔a stimulus that signals that reinforcement will
be available
✔✔What is an S-Delta? - ✔✔Stimulus that lets you know a behavior will NOT be
reinforced, tells you reinforcement is not available.
✔✔A reinforcer only functions as reinforcement if the data shows the behavior occurred
_______ in the future. - ✔✔more
✔✔What is an establishing operation? - ✔✔A motivating operation that increases the
effectiveness of some stimulus. Ex: deprivation
✔✔What is an abolishing operation? - ✔✔A motivating operation that decreases the
current effectiveness of some stimuli. Ex: satiation
✔✔What is a motivating operation? - ✔✔An environmental event that alters the
EFFECTIVENESS of a reinforcer
✔✔What is rule-governed behavior? - ✔✔Delayed consequences that influence
behavior. It's a contingency that's not immediate but it still influences behavior. Ex:
working for a biweekly paycheck
✔✔What are some indicators of rule governed behavior? - ✔✔- no immediate
consequence
-response to consequence delay >30secs.
-behavior increases w/o reinforcement
-large increase in behavior following 1 instance of reinforcement
✔✔What is superstitious behavior? - ✔✔it occurs when reinforcement "accidentally"
follows a behavior when the behavior did not actually provide the reinforcement. ex:
lucky socks
✔✔What is automatic reinforcement? - ✔✔When the behavior itself provides the
reinforcement. ex: pen tapping, hair twirling, nail biting
