5025 Part 1 Flashcards

1
Q

Escape

A

Response terminates aversive stimulus

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2
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Experimental analysis of behavior

A

Use experimentation to examine principles of behavior

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3
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Extinction

A

reinforcer does not follow response and weakens RS relation

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4
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Fixed interval

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Reinforcer is delivered for the first correct response after a passage of time

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5
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Fixed ratio

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Reinforcer is delivered after a specific number of responses

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6
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Forward chaining

A

Teach first step of a task analysis first

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7
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Four term contingency

A

MO-A-B-C

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8
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Frequency

A

Count

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9
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Functional relation

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One event dependent upon another

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10
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Functional response class

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All forms of the response with a similar function

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11
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Generalization

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Response occurs in the presence of untrained stimuli

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12
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Imitation

A

Copy modeled response

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13
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Independent variable

A

Manipulated

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14
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Inter-observer agreement

A

Two people independently observe, record and agree on the occurrence of a response

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15
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IRT

A

Time between two consecutive responses

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16
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Interval recording

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Record if response occurs during a period of time

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17
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Intervention

A

Implement a procedure to change a target behavior

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18
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Latency

A

Time from onset of stimulus to initiating response

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19
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Limited hold

A

Window of opportunity for reinforcement after FI or VI

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20
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Modeling

A

Demonstrate desired behavior

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21
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Momentary time sample

A

Record the presence or absence of a response at an exact moment in time

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22
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Motivating operations

A

alter the value of a consequence and changes frequency of behavior

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23
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Negative punishment

A

rate of responding decreases when stimulus removed after response

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24
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Unconditioned stimulus

A

Stimulus elicits response without prior learning

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25
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Chaining

A

Teach steps of a complex behavior

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26
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Contingency

A

If-then relationship

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27
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Abolishing operation

A

temporarily decreases the value of a consequence

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28
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Consequence

A

Stimulus that follows behavior

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29
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Abscissa

A

X axis

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30
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Analytic

A

Evaluate functional relationships

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31
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Negative reinforcement

A

rate of responding increases when stimulus removed after response

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32
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Operant behavior

A

Learned through consequences

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33
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Operant conditioning

A

Consequence immediately follows response and changes RS relation

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34
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Ordinate

A

Y axis

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35
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Parsimony

A

Rule out simple, logical explanations first

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36
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Pavlov

A

Studied respondent conditioning

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37
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Permanent product

A

The physical result of behavior

38
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Philosophical doubt

A

Question everything

39
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Philosophical assumptions of behavior analysis

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Determinism, empiricism, experimentation, replication, parsimony, philosophic doubt

40
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Positive punishment

A

rate of responding decreases when stimulus presented after response

41
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Positive reinforcement

A

rate of responding increases when stimulus presented after response

42
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Conditioned stimulus

A

Neutral stimulus elicits response after pairing with an unconditioned stimulus

43
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Antecedent

A

Stimulus that precedes behavior

44
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Applied behavior analysis

A

Use of behavior analysis to solve practical problems

45
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Behavior

A

Everything an organism does that can be observed and measured

46
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Behaviorism

A

Natural science approach to studying behavior

47
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Determinism

A

Lawful

48
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Differential Reinforcement

A

Reinforcer delivered for one response class but not for others

49
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Discriminative stimulus

A

Signals reinforcer is available

50
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Duration

A

total time response occurs

51
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Empiricism

A

Events are objectively observed, described and measured

52
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Dependent variable

A

Measured

53
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Avoidance

A

Response prevents or postpones presence of an aversive stimulus

54
Q

B.F. Skinner

A

Intellectual force behind behavior analysis

55
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Backward chaining

A

Teach last step of a task analysis first

56
Q

Baseline

A

independent variable not implemented

57
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Deprivation

A

Withholding stimulus increases reinforcer effectiveness

58
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Environment

A

stimuli that affect behavior

59
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Preference assessment

A

Identify and rank stimuli as effective reinforcers

60
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Premack principle

A

High probability behavior is contingent on low probability behavior

61
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Primary reinforcer

A

Stimulus needed to survive

62
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Punishment

A

Behavioral contingency decreases rate of response

63
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Radical Behaviorism

A

The study of human behavior including thoughts and feelings

64
Q

Rate

A

Ratio = response/time

65
Q

Ratio strain

A

Schedule of reinforcement is too thin to maintain behavior

66
Q

Reflex

A

unlearned S-R relation

67
Q

Reinforcement

A

Behavioral contingency increases rate of response

68
Q

Reinforcer

A

Stimulus increases future probability of behavior

69
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Reliability

A

Repeated measures have same results

70
Q

Respondent behavior

A

Innate reflex

71
Q

Respondent conditioning

A

Pair neutral stimulus with unconditioned stimulus

72
Q

Response

A

An instance of behavior

73
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Response class

A

A group of similar behaviors

74
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Satiation

A

Repeatedly presenting stimulus decreases reinforcer effectiveness

75
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Shaping

A

Series of approximations toward a terminal behavior

76
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Stimulus

A

Environmental event that can affect behavior

77
Q

Stimulus class

A

Stimuli that share common elements

78
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Stimulus control

A

Antecedent stimulus alters dimensions of behavior

79
Q

Task analysis

A

Breaking a complex skill into smaller teachable units

80
Q

Technological

A

Procedures are precisely defined

81
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Temporal extent

A

Behavior occupies time

82
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Temporal locus

A

Behavior occurs at a point in time

83
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Thinning

A

Fading the schedule of reinforcement

84
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3 term contingency

A

A-B-C

85
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Topographical response class

A

Responses look the same but have a different effect

86
Q

Topography

A

shape or form of behavior

87
Q

Variable interval

A

Reinforcer delivered for first response after a varying amount of time

88
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Variable ratio

A

Reinforcer delivered for a varying number of responses

89
Q

Establishing operation

A

temporarily increases the value of a consequence

90
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Conditioned reflex

A

Response elicited by conditioned stimulus