2nd Ed M15+M16

2nd Ed M15+M16 Q&A
Antecedent interventions - (correct answer)Interventions that manipulate events in the
environment that occur before the behavior and alter those events to change behavior
(2 words)



Noncontingent reinforcement - (correct answer)Antecedent intervention in which the
reinforcer is delivered based only on the passage of time, regardless of behavior (2
words)



Environmental enrichment - (correct answer)Antecedent intervention that involves
adding reinforcers to the environment prior to the occurrence of problem behavior (2
words)



Task modification - (correct answer)Antecedent intervention that consists of altering the
demand to make it less aversive (2 words)



Stimulus fading in - (correct answer)Antecedent intervention in which the demand is
initially presented at the lowest level of difficulty that does not cause problem behavior
and then made more difficult (3 words)



High-probability instructional sequence - (correct answer)A common antecedent
intervention in which several high-probability (high-preference) requests are presented
immediately before a low-probability (low-preference) request (4 words)


High-probability instructional sequence - (correct answer)Antecedent intervention in
which several requests are presented that are likely to be complied with immediately
before a request that is not likely to be complied with. AKA High-P. (4 words)



Provide choice - (correct answer)An antecedent intervention in which the learner is
allowed to pick various aspects of activities and tasks which can make the task more
preferred or enjoyable (2 words)