Negative reinforcement Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

B) a science that uses the principles of learning or behavior to change socially important behaviors - Answer the "true definition of ABA is: A) a type of therapy B) a science that uses the principles of learning or behavior to change socially important behaviors C) a theory that states people are not free D) none of the above true - Answer TRUE OR FALSE: ABA takes the findings of BF Skinner's experiments and applies those theories of learning (operant conditioning) to human bei...

Joe throws his pencil and rips his paper during math whenever he is given double-digit math problems. When this behavior is exhibited, Joe is sent to the office. - Answer- Given double-digit math problems Nancy cries during reading time whenever she is asked to work by herself. This results in the teacher sitting and reading with her. - Answer- This results in the teacher sitting and reading with her. During circle time, Mike pulls the hair of the girl sitting next to him. The teacher tell...

True - Answer - Negative augmented feedback can function as either negative reinforcement or punishment. (T/F) False - Answer - Instructors should avoid giving positive feedback when using negative feedback as punishment. (T/F) False - Answer - Feedback functions as negative reinforcement when it strengthens undesirable behavior. (T/F) False - Answer - Biofeedback devices provide intrinsic feedback to the player. (T/F) True - Answer - After executing a motor skill, a player will eval...

RBT Competency Assessment Questions and Answers 2023 Indirect Measurement interviews, rating scales, questions, surveys Direct Measurement observation of the behavior and recording it as it occurs Behavioral Definitions operational, includes verbs describing behavior, objective + unambiguous, does not rely on internal states (happy, sad), does not use labels (bad or good) Operational describes what the behavior looks like so two independent observers can recognize + rec...

Automatic Reinforcement - ANSWER-reinforcement that occurs independent of the social mediation of others (often sensory). This is assumed when a behavior persists in the absence of any known reinforcement. Conditioned Reinforcer - ANSWER-a stimulus that has acquired reinforcing properties through prior learning/species history. Generalized Conditioned Reinforcer - ANSWER-A conditioned reinforcer that as a result of having been paired with many other reinforcers does not depend on an establ...

Quiz 2 What defines a contingency of reinforcement? Discriminative stimulus Reinforcement Operant All of these Which of the following is NOT one of the four basic contingencies? Positive extinction The Premack principle states that a higher-frequency behavior will: Function as reinforcement for a lower-frequency behavior Shaping of behavior involves: Reinforcing closer and closer approximations to the final performance Consider the following example: "Joanne is very fair sk...

Differential reinforcement always includes what two principles of behavior? a. Reinforcement and punishment b. Reinforcement and stimulus control c. Reinforcement and extinction d. Positive and negative reinforcement - ANSWER-c. Reinforcement and extinction A DRL intervention is useful when the practitioner wants to: a. Get rid of a target behavior all together b. Teach a new response to replace the problem behavior c. Decrease the overall rate of a problem behavior, but not get rid of it ...

baer wolfe and risley included _____ ______ _____ as one of the 7 defining characteristics of ABA - ANSWER-generalized behavior change 3 facets of generalized behavior change - ANSWER-across time, settings, and behaviors we define _______ _______ as the extend to which a learner continues to perform a target behavior after a portion of all of the interventions responsible for the behavior's initial appearance in the learners repertoire has been terminated - ANSWER-response maintenance ...

NSG 526 EXAM 1 2023/2024 1. -An expectable or culturally approved response to a common stressor or loss, such as the death of a loved one -Socially deviant behavior (i.e. political, religious, or sexual) and conflicts that are primarily between the individual and society (unless the behaviors are due to a dysfunction): What is not considered a mental disorder? 2. -Associated with significant distress or disability in social, occupation, or other important activities -Significant disturbance ...

SPCE 609 - Final Exam 2023 All Possible Questions and Answers Complete Functional analysis involves classifying behavior according to ____________, and analyzing the environment in terms of _________. Response functions; stimulus functions In terms of the reversal design and behavioral experiments: The design is used in single-subject experiments The B-phase is the experimental manipulation The A-phase is called the baseline ***All of these (CORRECT) When stimuli vary physically but ha...