Increasing Behavior study guide graded A

Which of the following is true about concept of motivating operations (MO)? - Reinforcers work better when they are in effect How does functional communication training (FCT) address problem behavior? - By addressing communication skills needed to replace the problem behavior Which of the following behaviors could be reinforced on a fixed interval schedule of reinforcement? - The amount of time spent on a task Intermittent schedules of reinforcement are necessary to: - Maintain behavior and get reinforcement on a more naturally occurring schedule Why are individuals taught to use replacement behaviors in place of problem behavior? - Because just suppressing a problem behavior does not provide a way to get an individual's needs met Which of the following is an example of secondary reinforcement? - Getting a good grade on a test Joint attention skills should be targeted for increase for those individuals who: - Have difficulty responding to cues made by another to attend to a stimulus Behavioral shaping involves: - Reinforcing successive approximations of a larger behavior Which of the following is a pivotal skill that helps individuals "learn to learn"? - Responding to multiple cues in the environment Differential reinforcement works by: - Increasing desirable behaviors while decreasing problem behavior In ABA, which is the best reason why behaviors are targeted for increase? - So learners can increase overall skill repertoires Which of the following replacement behaviors might be functionally equivalent to the undesirable behavior of screaming a demand? - Verbalizing what is wanted Which of the following is an antecedent variable that could play a role in the display of behavior? - Being in a quiet environment Which part of the 3-term contingency addresses factors that occur before the display of behavior? - Antecedents Which of the following makes reinforcement more effective? - Deprivation state, immediacy, adequate size, and contigency