Decreasing Behavior

What is an example of a motivating operation?

Jan is hungry, so she works harder to get crackers as a reward.

What is an example of overcorrection?

Marty had to clean the entire bathroom wall because she wrote on it.

What is an example of negative punishment?

Paying a speeding ticket.

At what point should a behavior reduction plan be considered?

When environmental variables for behavior are ruled out.

Extinction works by:

Abruptly stopping reinforcement for problem behavior

Type 1 punishment involves:

Adding a condition to reduce a behavior

The quote "All behavior has a communicative intent" (Carr, 1977) can be best explained by the statement:

Behavior always serves a purpose for the person engaging in the behavior.

In what situations are differential reinforcement of low rates of behavior (DRL) used?

Behaviors that are acceptable at low rates.

What could ensure that an intervention involving the use of punishment is effective?

Collecting and reviewing intervention data.

What is the best course of action to take in the event of an extinction burst?

Continue the intervention.

Differential reinforcement works by:

Reinforcing only the behaviors that should be increased while removing reinforcement from behaviors that should be decreased.

Extinction of behavior maintained by positive reinforcement works by:

Taking away the reinforcer for problem behavior.

What is the difference between differential reinforcement of alternative behavior (DRA) and differential reinforcement of incompatible behavior (DRI)?

The replacement behavior selected in DRA does not have to be incompatible with the problem behavior.