Decreasing Behavior

Which of the following is an example of positive punishment?

Telling someone "no" when they are about to run into the street

At what point should a behavior reduction plan be considered?

When environmental variables for behavior are ruled out

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

Continue the intervention.

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

Which of the following is an example of overcorrection?

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

Type 1 punishment involves:

Adding a condition to reduce a behavior

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

Behaviors that are acceptable at low rates

Extinction works by:

Abruptly stopping reinforcement for problem behavior

Extinction of behavior maintained by positive reinforcement works by:

Taking away the reinforcer for problem behavior

Punishment is the result of a stimulus following a behavior that serves to:

Reduce the 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.

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

Escape

Escape extinction works by:

Not allowing the individual to escape what they were trying to avoid

Which of the following is an example of negative punishment?

Paying a speeding ticket

Differential reinforcement works by:

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

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.