Decreasing Behavior

1. 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

5. Which of the following is an example of positive punishment?

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

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

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

10. Which of the following is an example of overcorrection?

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

6. Escape extinction works by:

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

12. 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.

2. Type 1 punishment involves:

Adding a condition to reduce a behavior

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

Behaviors that are acceptable at low rates

7. Differential reinforcement works by:

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

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

Continue the intervention.

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

Reduce the behavior

13. Extinction of behavior maintained by positive reinforcement works by:

Taking away the reinforcer for problem behavior

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

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