BCAT EXAM PREP QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 100%
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Negative Punishment - ANSWER -the removal of a stimulus to decrease the
probability of a behavior's recurring. Time Out would be a negative punishment
because you are subtracting from the time in the environment.
Reinforcer - ANSWER -A stimulus that is either delivered or removed that will
Increase the likelihood of that response occurring in the future
Punisher - ANSWER -any stimulus or event that functions to decrease the
likelihood of the behavior that led to it
Conditioned reinforcer - ANSWER -Secondary : a stimulus that gains its
reinforcing power through its association with a primary reinforcer; also known as
a secondary reinforcer
ex: grades, money
Unconditioned Reinforcer - ANSWER -Primary : A stimulus that, usually, is
reinforcing without any prior learning; that is, its effect is due to phylogenic
provenance.
ex: food, clothing, shelter
Extinction - ANSWER -A procedure by which a behavior that was previously
reinforced no longer receives reinforcement and the probability of the behavior
decreases. Following through and not allowing them to escape the task.
Ex: Withholding attention for attention seeking behaviors.
Deprivation - ANSWER -The more deprived of a particular reinforcer, the more
powerful that reinforce will be come, used to make it clear that reinforcement is
available if the correct response is given
, Like making something only available during session, will increase it's
reinforcement capabilities.
Satiation - ANSWER -Repeated presentation of a reinforcer weakens its
effectiveness and for this reason the rate of responses declines.
Ex: Too much of a Good Thing
Contingency - ANSWER -the relationship between two events, one being
contingent or a consequence of the other event,
Ex: If you finish your work, you get a sticker; If you don't finish your work, you
don't get a sticker.
Motivating Operation - ANSWER -An environmental variable that alters the
reinforcing effectiveness of some stimulus, object or event.
Ex: seeing peer play with toy may increase value of that toy
Antecedent - ANSWER -the events, actions, or circumstances that occur
immediately before a behavior
Behavior - ANSWER -Any interaction between an organism and the environment
(What the client does)
Consequence - ANSWER -what happens immediately after the behavior
3-term contingency - ANSWER -Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence - Illustrates
how behavior is elicited by the environment and how consequences of behavior
can affect its future occurrence
Stimulus - ANSWER -a thing that evokes a specific functional reaction; a thing
that arouses activity or energy in someone, something that can elicit or evoke a
physiological response
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Negative Punishment - ANSWER -the removal of a stimulus to decrease the
probability of a behavior's recurring. Time Out would be a negative punishment
because you are subtracting from the time in the environment.
Reinforcer - ANSWER -A stimulus that is either delivered or removed that will
Increase the likelihood of that response occurring in the future
Punisher - ANSWER -any stimulus or event that functions to decrease the
likelihood of the behavior that led to it
Conditioned reinforcer - ANSWER -Secondary : a stimulus that gains its
reinforcing power through its association with a primary reinforcer; also known as
a secondary reinforcer
ex: grades, money
Unconditioned Reinforcer - ANSWER -Primary : A stimulus that, usually, is
reinforcing without any prior learning; that is, its effect is due to phylogenic
provenance.
ex: food, clothing, shelter
Extinction - ANSWER -A procedure by which a behavior that was previously
reinforced no longer receives reinforcement and the probability of the behavior
decreases. Following through and not allowing them to escape the task.
Ex: Withholding attention for attention seeking behaviors.
Deprivation - ANSWER -The more deprived of a particular reinforcer, the more
powerful that reinforce will be come, used to make it clear that reinforcement is
available if the correct response is given
, Like making something only available during session, will increase it's
reinforcement capabilities.
Satiation - ANSWER -Repeated presentation of a reinforcer weakens its
effectiveness and for this reason the rate of responses declines.
Ex: Too much of a Good Thing
Contingency - ANSWER -the relationship between two events, one being
contingent or a consequence of the other event,
Ex: If you finish your work, you get a sticker; If you don't finish your work, you
don't get a sticker.
Motivating Operation - ANSWER -An environmental variable that alters the
reinforcing effectiveness of some stimulus, object or event.
Ex: seeing peer play with toy may increase value of that toy
Antecedent - ANSWER -the events, actions, or circumstances that occur
immediately before a behavior
Behavior - ANSWER -Any interaction between an organism and the environment
(What the client does)
Consequence - ANSWER -what happens immediately after the behavior
3-term contingency - ANSWER -Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence - Illustrates
how behavior is elicited by the environment and how consequences of behavior
can affect its future occurrence
Stimulus - ANSWER -a thing that evokes a specific functional reaction; a thing
that arouses activity or energy in someone, something that can elicit or evoke a
physiological response
