AND ANSWERS
Response generalization - ANS A form of ________ ________ is when a target response is
strengthened and other similar responses increase in frequency.
reinforcement, operant - ANS Response generalization is the spread of the effects of ____ to
response outside an ____ class.
maximized, minimized - ANS When habilitation has occurred, reinforcers are _____ and
punishers are _____.
observer, behavior - ANS Reactivity is when the presence of an ____ affects the ____ of both
the observed and observer.
repertoire, shaped - ANS Habilitation occurs when an organism's ____ has been ____ so that
reinforcers are maximized and punishers are minimized.
habilitation - ANS _____ has been achieved when an organism's repertoire has been changed
to maximize reinforcers and minimize punishers.
effects, behavior - ANS Reactivity is the ____ of an observation and measurement procedure
on the ____ being measured.
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, reactivity - ANS Nia sees the BCBA watching him and taking notes. The frequency of Josh's
hitting behavior is less than usual. This is an example of _____.
reactivity - ANS The influence of the assessment procedures on the client's behavior pattern
is _____.
discriminative stimuli, overselectivity - ANS Teaching loosely is increasing the variety of
_____ _____ to prevent _____.
teaching loosely - ANS Nia implements _____ ______ by varying the table decor, menu style,
and background music during restaurant training.
stimulus control - ANS When a discriminative stimulus reliably occasions a response, this is
an example of _____ ______.
response maintenance - ANS Nia continued her low rate of cigarette smoking behavior after
the intervention was removed, showing _____ _____.
responding, stimuli - ANS Stimulus discrimination training is teaching to make any difference
in ____ in the presence of different _____.
functionally irrelevant - ANS Teaching loosely involves randomly varying ______ ______
stimuli within a s across teaching sessions.
Stimulus delta (SΔ) - ANS Stimulus present when a behavior has not produced reinforcement
in the past is a _______ _______.
reinforcement - ANS A stimulus delta does not signal that ____ is available for specific
responses.
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