EDF 6225 FINAL KEY CONCEPTS AND
PRACTICE QUESTIONS
◉ unconditioned punisher.
Answer: A stimulus that, usually, is punishing without any prior
learning.
◉ conditioned reinforcer.
Answer: a stimulus that has acquired reinforcing properties through
prior learning
◉ Unconditioned Reinforcer.
Answer: A stimulus that, usually, is reinforcing without any prior
learning.
◉ Side effects of punishment.
Answer: May lead to an increase in other undesirable behavior.
Can lead to problems such as escape & avoidance, emotional
outbursts, and behavioral contrast.
◉ Reinforcer.
Answer: any event that strengthens the behavior it follows
, ◉ Punisher.
Answer: A stimulus change that decreases the future frequency of
behavior that immediately precedes it.
◉ Hernstein's Matching Law.
Answer: 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 each option.
◉ antecedent, behavior, consequence.
Answer: The three-term contingency is made of these three terms:
◉ antecedent.
Answer: is the environmental conditions or stimulus changes that
exist or occur prior to the behavior of interest.
◉ behavior.
Answer: An organism's interaction with the environment.
◉ consequence.
PRACTICE QUESTIONS
◉ unconditioned punisher.
Answer: A stimulus that, usually, is punishing without any prior
learning.
◉ conditioned reinforcer.
Answer: a stimulus that has acquired reinforcing properties through
prior learning
◉ Unconditioned Reinforcer.
Answer: A stimulus that, usually, is reinforcing without any prior
learning.
◉ Side effects of punishment.
Answer: May lead to an increase in other undesirable behavior.
Can lead to problems such as escape & avoidance, emotional
outbursts, and behavioral contrast.
◉ Reinforcer.
Answer: any event that strengthens the behavior it follows
, ◉ Punisher.
Answer: A stimulus change that decreases the future frequency of
behavior that immediately precedes it.
◉ Hernstein's Matching Law.
Answer: 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 each option.
◉ antecedent, behavior, consequence.
Answer: The three-term contingency is made of these three terms:
◉ antecedent.
Answer: is the environmental conditions or stimulus changes that
exist or occur prior to the behavior of interest.
◉ behavior.
Answer: An organism's interaction with the environment.
◉ consequence.
