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B Flashcards

1
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An organisms interaction with its environment that results in a measurable change in the environment

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Behavior

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A specific instance of behavior

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Response

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Physical shape or form of behavior

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Response topography

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A group of responses with the same function (do things differently to get the same result)

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Response class

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5
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All behaviors a person can do relevant to specific settings or tasks

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Repertoire

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An object or event that elicits a response

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Stimulus

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A group of stimuli that share common elements

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Stimulus class

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What dimensions can a stimulus class share

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Formal dimensions, temporal locus, behavioral function - delayed effects/immediate effects

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Environmental condition or stimulus change that exist or occur prior to the behavior

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Antecedent

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A stimulus change that follows a behavior

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Consequence

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Another person presents an antecedent stimulus and/or consequence for the behavior

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Socially-mediated

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12
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An environmental variable that strengthens or weakens the value of a consequence as a reinforcer

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Motivating operation (MO)

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A MO that increases the reinforcing effectiveness of a stimulus, object, or event

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Establishing Operation (EO)

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A MO that decreases the reinforcing effectiveness of a stimulus, object, or event

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Abolishing Operation (AO)

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15
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An increase in the future frequency of behavior that has been reinforced by some stimulus, object, or event

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Evocative effect

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A decrease in the future frequency of behavior that has been reinforced by some stimulus, object, or event

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Ablative Effect

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17
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EO’s and AO’s are what kind of effect

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Value altering effects

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18
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Evocative and Abative effects are what type of effect

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Behavior altering effect

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19
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Behavior altering effects can be

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Direct or indirect

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20
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What effect is a change in the pairing of a stimulus and response (asking for a break instead of a tantrum for a break) due to intervention

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Function altering effects

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21
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A MO controls behavior because of its relation to the _____ of a reinforcer for that behavior
(An edible- hungry yes, just ate no)

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Differential effectiveness

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An SD controls behavior because it’s presence has been correlated with its ____ of an effective reinforcer in the past (smell of fast food only in one place )

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Differential availability

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23
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A MO whose value altering effect depends on a learning history (learned to need)

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Conditioned MO (cmo)

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24
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A previous neutral stimulus that acquired its MO by being paired with a UMO

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CMO-s (surrogate)

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Mom puts a tired toddler to sleep. She always reads her a book about dinosaurs. One day she forgets to read the book and the toddler refuses to sleep. She quickly gets the book and puts the toddler to sleep.
The dinosaur book is a ____

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CMO-s

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26
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A stimulus that acquires MO effectiveness by preceding some form of worsening or improving. (Avoid or a positive)

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CMO-R (reflexive)

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27
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You work with an aversive co-worker. The co-worker is constantly nagging, when you hear her voice you avoid her at all cost

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CMO-R

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28
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When an environmental variable establishes or abolished the effectiveness of another event as a reinforcer or punisher

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CMO-T

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29
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Someone puts a lock on the fridge. The key is a ____ when food is a reinforcer

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CMO-t

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30
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What type of conditioning learning is produced by stimulus-stimulus pairing

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Respondent conditioning

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31
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What kind of conditioning learning is produced by response stimulus pairing

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Operant conditioning

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32
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Pavlov dog saliva
Stimulus-stimulus pairing ______
Unconditioned stimulus ______
Neutral stimulus ______
Conditioned stimulus _______
Conditioned reflex ______

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Metronome (NS) and sight of food (US)
Food
Sound of metronome
Sound of metronome
Salvation at the sound of the metronome

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33
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When the conditioned stimulus is repeatedly presented without the unconditioned stimulus

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Respondent extinction

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34
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Stimulus change that increases the future frequency of behavior that immediately proceeds it

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Reinforcer

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35
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Stimulus change that decreases the future frequency of behavior that immediately proceeds it

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Punisher

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36
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Something is added to encourage behavior

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Positive reinforcement

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37
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Something is removed to encourage behavior (frequency of a behavior increases because in the past stimuli was stopped)

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Negative reinforcement

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38
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_______ increases the frequency of desirable behavior
_______ decreases the frequency of undesirable behavior

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Reinforcement
Punishment

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39
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Something is added to discourage behavior

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Positive punishment

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40
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Something is removed to discourage behavior

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Negative punishmrnt

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41
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A person receives a speeding ticket for driving too fast

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Positive punishment

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42
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Praise, certificate, trophy are forms of

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Positive reinforcement

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43
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Elimination of a headache after taking Motrin

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Negative reinforcement

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44
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Loosing access to a toy or activity after lying

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Negative punishment

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45
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_____ is applying a stimulus
_____ is removing a stimulus

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Positive
Negative

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46
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A stimulus change that can increase the future frequency without prior pairing with any other reinforcer
Satisfy a biological need
Eg food, water, sexual stimulation, sleep

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Unconditioned reinforcer

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47
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If the UMO is hunger what would a unconditioned reinforcer be

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Food

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48
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Stimulus change that can decrease the future frequency without prior pairing with any other reinforcer

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Unconditioned punisher

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49
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UMO is pain what is the unconditioned punisher

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Stop doing what is causing pain

50
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Behavior occurs without anyone around. Sensory

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Automatic reinforcement

51
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Reinforcement that occurs via another person

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Socially mediated reinforcement

52
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A baby cries and receives milk from a parent.

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Socially mediated reinforcement

53
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Biting fingernails, spinning

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Automatic reinforcement

54
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A conditioned reinforcer that has been paired with many UR and CRs and doesn’t depend on the current EO for effectiveness (social attention)

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Generalized conditioned reinforcer

55
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A learned reinforcer less immediately satisfying
Eg money, grades, attention

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Conditioned reinforcer

56
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5 classifications of reinforcers

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Edible, sensory, tangible, activity, social

57
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What contingency terminated an ongoing stimulus
Eg turn off loud music, wear sunglasses

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Escape contingency

58
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What contingency prevents/postponed presentation of a stimulus
Eg not going certain places to avoid someone

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Avoidance contingency

59
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What factors can influence the effectiveness of punishment

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Immediacy of delivery
Intensity of punishment
Schedule of consistency
Reducing reinforcement for the target behavior
Reinforcing alternate behavior

60
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A rule that describes a contingency of reinforcement

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Schedule of reinforcement

61
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Provides reinforcement for each occurrence of behavior

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Continuous schedule of reinforcement

62
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Provides reinforcement for some but not all occurrences of behavior

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Intermittent schedules of reinforcement

63
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Reinforcement delivered after an unpredicted (average) number of responses

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Variable ratio

64
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Reinforcement is delivered after a predicted number of responses

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Fixed ratio

65
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Reinforcement is delivered after unpredictable time intervals (approximately)

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Variable interval

66
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Reinforcement is delivered after predictable time interval

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Fixed interval

67
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What is the order of the schedules from highest to lowest rate of responding

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Continuous
VR
FR
VI
FI

68
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A vending machine is an example of what schedule of reinforcement

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Continuous reinforcement

69
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Gambling, # sales when selling popcorn door to door is an example of what schedule of reinforcement

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Variable ratio

70
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Buy 9 bobas get the 10th free is an example of what schedule of reinforcement

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Fixed ratio

71
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Speed trap on the highway is an example of what schedule of reinforcement

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Variable interval

72
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Studying for finals, negotiating a raise every 3rd year is an example of what schedule of reinforcement

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Fixed interval

73
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What type of reinforcement provides access to a reinforcer enough that they don’t feel the need to exhibit the behavior l.
Delivered on a fixed or variable time schedule

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Non contingent reinforcement

74
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What type of schedule has 2 or more contingencies of reinforcement
For allowances you must make your bed 5 times and wash dishes 4 times

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Concurrent schedule

75
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What schedules are associated with an sd

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Multiple schedules and chained schedules

76
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What schedules are not associated with an sd

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Mixed and tandem schedules

77
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What schedule presents 2 or more basic schedules of reinforcement for the same behavior in alternating usually random sequences fi20/fr1 fr10/vr3

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Multiple schedule

78
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2 or more basic schedules must be met in a specific sequence before reinforcement is delivered fr10/fr5 fi10/ fi5 week/fi10 week

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Chained sequence

79
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Multiple schedule of reinforcement but no sd

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Mixed schedule

80
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Chained schedule with no sd
1 work sheet- 1 worksheet- reinforcer

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Tandem schedule

81
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Provides reinforcement whenever the requirements of either schedule is met regardless of which requirement is met first

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Alternative schedule

82
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Schedule of reinforcement that follows the completion of response requirements for ratio and interval schedules of reinforcement

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Conjunctive schedule

83
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presence or absence of a stimulus can control the behavior of a person

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Stimulus control

84
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Prominence of a stimulus in the learners environment Depending on the learners capability, history, or environment

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Stimulus salience

85
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Academic or social skill that requires the learner to orient themselves appropriate to the sd
Looking at the instructor, listening to instruction

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Preattending skills

86
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When a learner focuses on a specific portion of a stimulus instead of the stimulus as a whole

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Over selective stimulus control

87
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Competing stimulus blocks the evocative function of a controlling stimulus

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Stimulus blocking

88
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When a more salient stimulus blocks the acquisition of stimulus control

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Stimulus overshadowing

89
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When a child says daddy when they see their father but not when they see another man

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Discrimination

90
Q

A person learns how to ride their bike when they are a child and still has that skill as an adult

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Maintenance

91
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Greeting people in different settings, times, and people

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Generalization

92
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When a limited number of stimuli occasion a response

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Discrimination

93
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After removing an intervention the response remains in a repertoire over time

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Maintenance

94
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A variety of stimuli occasionally a certain response across different individuals environments and times

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Generalization

95
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What type of behavior:
Following the law because you could go to jail

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Rule-governed behabioe

96
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What type of behavior:
Avoiding a certain teachers class because they were a tough grader last semester

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Contingency-shaped behavior

97
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Behavior controlled by statements

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Rule governed behavior

98
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Behavior controlled by direct experience

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Contingency based behavior

99
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A request

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Mand

100
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A label

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Tact

101
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Repeating what is said

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Exhoic

102
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Conversation

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Intraverbal

103
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Following a given instruction

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Listener responding

104
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speaker reads words that are presented in writing

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Textual

105
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speaker converts spoken or written words into identical written words

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Transcription

106
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Copying a text: writing the word cat in response to seeing the written word cat.

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Duplic

107
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Taking dictation writing the word cat when hearing someone say “cat.”

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Codic

108
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verbal behavior that modifies the functions of other verbal behaviors. For example, “I think it is raining”

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Autoclitic

109
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A = B and B = C, A = C
Pug=dog
Pit=dog
Pug and pit are both in the same class dog

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Transivity

110
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A=B
B=A
Picture=spoken word
Spoken word=picture

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Symmetry

111
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A=A (matching)

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Reflexivity

112
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After breaking up with her boyfriend Jane refuses to go to a specific restaurant because it reminds her of their relationship. Each time Jane passes the restaurant she mumbles something and walks away. Avoiding the restaurant is an example of which operant conditioning

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Negative reinforcement

113
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Joe walks his dog at 7am. One morning he sleeps in and wakes up at 1030 and his dog has defecated on the rug next to his bed. In the future, Joe makes sure he takes her on a walk at 7. This is an example of which operant conditioning

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Positive Punishment

114
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Bob hates taking baths, which typically occurs after dinner is over. After dinner, Bob runs to his room and locks the door. What motivating operation is the end of dinner

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CMO-R

115
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Sue notices it is raining, she looks for her closet to find her umbrella. what motivating operation is finding her umbrella

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CMO-T

116
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Lana’s dog barks when a visitor comes to the door. Now when she hears footsteps she calls he dogs name to distract him. what motivating operation is the sound of footsteps

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CMO-R

117
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Cole uses the Pomodoro method to do his to-do list. When a 25min timer goes off he takes a 5 minute break. After the break he returns to the project. This is a form of

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Negative Reinforcement

118
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Larry books a conference room when there is a deadline approaching so he can work quietly on his project without disruption. This is an example of

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Negative Reinforcement

119
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If you redeem your credit card points to pay for your airline ticket, what schedule of reinforcement does this exemplify

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Fixed Ratio

120
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What schedule of reinforcement is the best to utilize when teaching a new skill

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fixed ratio

121
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Mom puts a tired toddler to sleep always in her fuzzy sweater. One day she doesn’t have her sweater and the toddler wont go to sleep. The fuzzy sweater serves as which type of MO

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CMO-S

122
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What verbal operant is considered the least complex

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duplic

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