Positive Management Strategies

What is reinforcement in the context of behavior?

• A process that weakens behavior

• A process in which behavior is strengthened as a result of a consequence that follows the behavior

• A method to eliminate behavior

• A technique to ignore behavior

What does shaping involve in behavioral learning?

• Ignoring incorrect behavior

• Teaching new behavior by reinforcing increasingly accurate attempts at the behavior

• Punishing incorrect behavior

• Rewarding all attempts equally

What is intrinsic reinforcement?

• External rewards like money

• Internal satisfaction like self-satisfaction

• Physical rewards like gifts

• Social rewards like praise

What is extrinsic reinforcement?

• Internal motivation

• Use of reinforcement that are external to the individual

• Self-satisfaction

• Personal growth

What does thinning refer to in reinforcement schedules?

• Increasing the frequency of reinforcement

• Gradually moving from a dense reinforcement schedule to an intermittent schedule

• Eliminating reinforcement altogether

• Reinforcing every response

What is an example of the Premack Principle?

• No dessert unless you eat your vegetables

• Giving a sticker for good behavior

• Allowing extra recess time for completing homework

• Providing verbal praise for participation

Which type of praise clearly states the precise behavior for which the student is receiving positive feedback?

• General praise

• Behavior-specific praise

• Group praise

• Non-verbal praise

What does research show about praise?

• Praise increases by grade-level

• Praise decreases by grade-level

• Praise remains constant across grade-levels

• Praise is not affected by grade-level

Which of the following is an example of Stimulus Control?

• Writing a contract

• Alarm rings, you turn it off and get out of bed

• Increasing homework assignments

• Ignoring all instructions

What is event recording most appropriate for?

• Increasing or decreasing the number of times a behavior occurs

• Measuring the length of time a behavior is exhibited

• Indicating whether a behavior occurs at the end of each interval

• Measuring continuous or high-frequency behaviors