Week 5 - ABA Operant Behaviour ABC and R+

What part of the three term contingency would
you deliver reinforcement?

• antecedent

• Behaviour

• Consequence

• Both a & c

Sally tells her son Frank to clean up the dishes.
Sally says, “thanks bud” once Frank has put
them in the dishwasher. Which aspect is the
antecedent?

• Frank cleaning the dishes

• The instruction

• Sally saying, Thanks bud

• None of the above

Reinforcement is defined as the occurrence of a
behaviour that results immediately in a ___________,
therefore the behaviour is strengthened and likely to occur
in the future under similar conditions

• consequence

• antecedent

When using reinforcement, negative reinforcement refers
to something that is unwanted or bad

• True

• False

When you add a stimulus to the environment immediately
following a behaviour in the hopes of increasing the
behaviour in the future, this is referred to as...

• Negative reinforcement

• Positive reinforcement

What type of reinforcer would your cell phone be
considered?

• conditioned

• unconditioned

Richard reinforces his dad a few
different times during the day.
What type of schedule would this
be?

• Continuous

• Intermitent

When teaching a new skill, the
preferred schedule of reinforcement
would be...

• Continuous

• Intermittent

Which schedule of reinforcement
produces the most steady responding?

• Fixed interval

• Fixed ratio

• Variable interval

• Variable ratio

Which schedule of reinforcement
produces a scalloping effect when
teaching?

• Fixed interval

• Fixed ratio

• Variable interval

• Variable ratio