Relias - Decreasing Behaviors

Which of the following functions of behavior involves avoiding a task or interaction?

escape

Spontaneous recovery refers to:

Sudden reoccurrence of behavior that was extinguished

Extinction of behavior maintained by positive reinforcement works by:

Taking away the reinforcer for problem behavior

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

Continue the intervention.

Which of the following is an example of a motivating operation?

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

Under which of the following circumstances should extinction not be used?

When it could cause harm to the individual or others in the environment

Differential reinforcement works by:

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

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

Which of the following is an example of overcorrection?

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

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.