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EDF 6225 Final Exam Questions and
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conditioned punisher
Ans: A previously neutral stimulus change that functions as a
punisher because of prior pairing with one or more ot her
punishers.
unconditioned punisher
Ans: A stimulus that, usually, is punishing without any prior
learning.
conditioned reinforcer
Ans: a stimulus that has acquired reinforcing properties
through prior learning
Unconditioned Reinforcer
Ans: A stimulus that, usually, is reinforcing without any prior
learning.
Side effects of punishment
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Ans: May lead to an increase in other undesirable behavior.
Can lead to problems such as escape & avoidance, emotional
outbursts, and behavioral contrast.
Reinforcer
Ans: any event that strengthens the behavior it follows
Punisher
Ans: A stimulus change that decreases the future frequency of
behavior that immediately precedes it.
Hernstein's Matching Law
Ans: suggests that when different schedules of reinforcement
are available at the same time for different behaviors,
individuals will distribute their behavior according to the
relative rates of reinforcement available for eac h option.
antecedent, behavior, consequence
Ans: The three-term contingency is made of these three terms:
antecedent
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Ans: is the environmental conditions or stimulus changes that
exist or occur prior to the behavior of interest.
behavior
Ans: An organism's interaction with the environment.
consequence
Ans: is anything immediately following a behavior in which we
are interested. Makes the behavior more or less likely to
happen in the future.
Discriminative Stimulus (SD)
Ans: is the antecedent stimulus that has stimulus control over
behavior because the behavior was reliably reinforced in the
presence of that stimulus in the past. It signals the availability
of a particular reinforcer for a particular behavior.
Motivating Operation (MO)
Ans: influences the effectiveness of a reinforcer or punisher
while also influencing the frequency of the specific behavior.
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EDF 6225 Final Exam Questions and
Correct Answers/ Latest Update / Already
Graded
conditioned punisher
Ans: A previously neutral stimulus change that functions as a
punisher because of prior pairing with one or more ot her
punishers.
unconditioned punisher
Ans: A stimulus that, usually, is punishing without any prior
learning.
conditioned reinforcer
Ans: a stimulus that has acquired reinforcing properties
through prior learning
Unconditioned Reinforcer
Ans: A stimulus that, usually, is reinforcing without any prior
learning.
Side effects of punishment
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Ans: May lead to an increase in other undesirable behavior.
Can lead to problems such as escape & avoidance, emotional
outbursts, and behavioral contrast.
Reinforcer
Ans: any event that strengthens the behavior it follows
Punisher
Ans: A stimulus change that decreases the future frequency of
behavior that immediately precedes it.
Hernstein's Matching Law
Ans: suggests that when different schedules of reinforcement
are available at the same time for different behaviors,
individuals will distribute their behavior according to the
relative rates of reinforcement available for eac h option.
antecedent, behavior, consequence
Ans: The three-term contingency is made of these three terms:
antecedent
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Ans: is the environmental conditions or stimulus changes that
exist or occur prior to the behavior of interest.
behavior
Ans: An organism's interaction with the environment.
consequence
Ans: is anything immediately following a behavior in which we
are interested. Makes the behavior more or less likely to
happen in the future.
Discriminative Stimulus (SD)
Ans: is the antecedent stimulus that has stimulus control over
behavior because the behavior was reliably reinforced in the
presence of that stimulus in the past. It signals the availability
of a particular reinforcer for a particular behavior.
Motivating Operation (MO)
Ans: influences the effectiveness of a reinforcer or punisher
while also influencing the frequency of the specific behavior.
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