Antecedent Control Procedures Flashcards
Definition of antecedent control procedures
Antecedent stimuli are manipulated to evoke desirable behaviours that can be differentially reinforced
Antecedent control procedures also called
antecedent manipulation
Six antecedent control procedures
- Presenting, modifying, or developing new S^D for desirable behaviour
- Presenting EO for desirable behaviour
- Decreasing response effort for desirable behaviour
- Removing or modifying existing S^D for undesirable behaviour
- Presenting AO for undesirable behaviour
- Increasing response effort for undesirable behaviour
Decreasing the response effort for desirable behaviours is similar to…
Nudge theory: behaviour manipulated by changing the ease or difficulty of performing it
How can we remove or modify existing S^D for undesirable behaviours
- overt or immediate S^Ds are easier to identify than covert or distant S^Ds
- desirable alternative behaviour encouraged instead
The opposite of “nudging” is
Increasing response effort for undesirable behaviour
or “sludge”
A S^D indicates
reinforcement is available following a particular behaviour
A motivating operation alters…
the value of a reinforcer, and therefore affects the likelihood of the beh that results from the reinforcer
What is noncontingent reinforcement (NCR)
Form of antecedent intervention in which stimuli that are known reinforcers are delivered on a schedule independent of behaviour – not dependent on responses
What does noncontingent reinforcement do
Diminish undesirable behaviours bc reinforcers that maintain it are very frequent
In NCR, reinforcers are delivered…
on a fixed time (FT) or variable time (VT) schedule
NCR is often combined with… Why?
Differential reinforcement of other behaviour (DRO)
Prevents reinforcement of the undesirable behaviour that may occur in a time-based NCR schedule
NCR can employ…
Positive reinforcement
Negative reinforcement
Automatic reinforcement
Pros of NCR
Produces robust effects across variety of behaviours
Easy to apply - no monitoring
When used with extinction, may reduce extinction bursts
Cons of NCR
May reduce motivation to engage in desirable beh
Coincidental pairings of undesirable behaviour and NCR can strengthen undesirable
