Decreasing Behavior
Type 1 punishment involves?
Adding a condition to reduce a behavior
Differential reinforcement works by?
Reinforcing only the behaviors that should be increased while removing reinforcement from behaviors that should be decreased
Which of the following is an example of an overcorrection?
Marty had to clean the bathroom all because she wrote on it
Which of the following is an example of a motivating operation?
Jan is hungry, so she works harder to get crackers as a reward
Which of the following functions of behavior involves avoiding a task or interactions
Escape
Differential reinforcement of other behavior (DRO) involves?
Setting an interval for the problem behavior not to be displayed and reinforcing if it is not displayed
At what point should a behavior reduction plan be considered?
When environmental variables for behavior are ruled out
Under which of the following circumstances should extinction not be used?
When it could cause harm to the individual or others in the environment
Escapes extinction works by?
Not allowing the individual to escape what they were trying to avoid
Which of the following could ensure that an intervention involving the use of punishment is effective?
Collecting and reviewing intervention data
Extinction of behavior maintained by positive reinforcement works by?
Taking away the reinforcer for problem behavior
Which of the following is an example of positive punishment?
Telling someone "no" when they are about to run into the street
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 problem behavior
Extinction works by?
Abruptly stopping reinforcement for problem 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 which situations are differential reinforcement of low rates of behavior (DRL) used?
Behaviors that are acceptable at low rates