Decreasing 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

Which of the following 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

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

Escape

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 is an example of overcorrection?

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

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

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

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

Type 1 punishment involves

adding a condition to reduce a behavior

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

reduce the behavior

punishment is the result of a stimulus following a behavior that serves to

reduce the behavior

Extinction of behavior maintained by positive reinforcement works by

taking away the reinforcer for problem behavior

Extinction works by

Abruptly stopping reinforcement for problem behavior