SPCE 611 exam 5 questions and answers 100% correct

SPCE 611 exam 5 questions and answers 100% correct Which of the following is an example of a behavior maintained by negative reinforcement that would be appropriate to implement escape extinction. a second grade boy who refuses to eat vegetables because he does not like the texture or taste Taylor is a three year old who engaged in tantrum behavior consisting of screaming and kicking at night when it was bedtime for 40 minutes to an hour. Her parents and behavior therapists implemented an extinction procedure and her tantrum behavior decreased to 1 to 2 minutes per night. Most nights she stopped engaging in any tantrum behavior at all. Then two months later she engaged in tantrum behavior for 40 minutes. Which effect of extinction is this an example of? spontaneous recovery Which of the following is a factor that may influence resistance to extinction? how long the history of reinforcement has been Paul often engages in property destruction (e.g., paper tearing, swiping of materials from his desk) in an effort to get his teacher, Mrs. Johnson's, attention. Mrs. Johnson plans to implement a DRA to decrease property destruction and teach an alternative, more appropriate response. Which of the following might serve as an alternative appropriate response to replace Paul's property destruction? Walking quietly to Mrs. Johnson's desk to ask for help Saying, "Mrs. Johnson, can you please help me?" Raising his hand Which of the following is an incompatible behavior with hair-twirling? writing Jack's third grade teacher is using a DRL to decrease the number of times that Jack calls out during his hour-long spelling class. If Jack calls out three or less times during the entire spelling class, Jack will get a small treat at the end of class. Which type of DRL is the teacher implementing? full session DRL Which of the following is an example of an antecedent stimuli? a verbal prompt given before an adult begins a cooking task Overcorrection, response blocking, response interruption and redirection, and response cost are all ________________. (Choose the best alternative) punishment procedures Behavior contrast refers to a change in a response rate in one setting due to __________________. a change in the reinforcement schedule in another environment Julia engages in problem behavior (e.g., screaming, pushing food away, hitting) during mealtimes whenever new or nonpreferred foods are presented. In the past when this problem behavio occurred, Julia's parents allowed her to leave the table prior to completing the meal. Julia's behavior therapist determined that the function of her problematic mealtime behavior was escape. Now, Julia's behavior therapist will not allow Julia to leave the table until she completes at least 3 bites of the nonpreferred food,even if she cries, screams, or engages in other problem behavior. What type of procedure is Julia's therapist using? extinction One side effect of extinction involves an immediate increase in the frequency of the response after the removal of reinforcement. This side effect is referred to as ___________________. extinction burst Ella often engaged in screaming and negative vocalizations to escape difficult academic tasks. When her teacher implemented escape extinction and no longer provided breaks following Ella's screaming, she began to hit and kick her teacher. What is a reasonable explanation as to why Ella began hitting and kicking her teacher? extinction-induced aggression Which of the following influences the effectiveness of punishment? schedule intensity/magnitude immediacy Melissa was two days late turning in important paperwork to her boss. When Melissa finally turned in her paperwork, her boss yelled at her in front of her co-workers. As a result, Melissa was never late turning in the paperwork again. In this situation, the boss's reprimand served as a ________________ for Melissa's behavior of turning things in late. positive punisher Punishment has occurred when a response is immediately followed by a stimulus change which decreases the likelihood that the response will occur again in the future. true Punishment is most effective when the punisher follows some responses and not others (delivered on an intermittent schedule). false DRO is a time-based intervention. yes Maya's target behavior is eating with a utensil during meal time. Her father gives her a hug and mini MM every time she takes a bite with her spoon. positive reinforcement April's maladaptive target behavior is hitting her younger sister. Her mother takes a token away every time April hits her sister. negative punishment Aryan is learning to use his seatbelt. He also has a sensitivity to loud sounds. When he gets in the car, the chime blares in his ears until he puts on his seatbelt. negative reinforcement Yoko often leaves the room without permission. She is given a check mark on the board every time she leaves the room without permission. positive punishment Extinction induced aggression is (choose the best answer): Aggression that occurs as a replacement behavior when extinction is used as a strategy.