Behavioral Interventions and Reinforcement

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Which of the following best defines positive reinforcement? Removing a stimulus to decrease behavior, Presenting a stimulus to increase behavior, Withholding a stimulus following behavior, Giving a consequence to punish behavior

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Presenting a stimulus to increase behavior

Front

What distinguishes negative punishment from extinction?

Back

Extinction = withholding reinforcement, punishment = removal of a stimulus

Front

Which is an example of a DRA? Options: Ignoring all instances of the problem behavior, Reinforcing a student for sitting instead of shouting, Providing reinforcement for the absence of a behavior, Using punishment for problem behavior

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Reinforcing a student for sitting instead of shouting

Front

Which of these is an antecedent intervention? Timeout, Ignoring attention seeking behavior, Reinforcing task completion, Increasing response effort for unwanted behavior

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Increasing response effort for unwanted behavior

Front

Which of the following is not a function of behavior? Mental States, Attention, Sensory, Escape

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Mental States

Front

Which of the following best defines punishment? Any consequence that causes pain, A process that weakens behavior over time, A time out procedure, A reinforcer given after incorrect behavior

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A process that weakens behavior over time

Front

Which of these best explains a DRI procedure?
Options:
DRI reinforcers socially appropriate bx,
DRI uses punishment in addition to reinforcement,
DRI focuses on teacher an alternative response,
DRI reinforcers behavior that cannot physically occur at the same time as unwanted bx

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DRI reinforcers behavior that cannot physically occur at the same time as unwanted bx

Front

Which of the following can be considered a stimulus prompt? Modeling the action you want the person to engage in, Placing dots on the floor where people should stand in line, Repeating the instruction you want the person to follow, Physically guiding a person to engage in a response

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Placing dots on the floor where people should stand in line

Front

Shaping can best be described as

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Reinforcing successive approximations

Front

Removing an aversive stimulus to increase the likelihood of a behavior to occur is best described as

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Negative reinforcement