B03 Define & Provide Examples of Respondent & Operant Conditioning Part 3 Flashcards
Clients at a group home stop talking to each other and become silent whenever a particular staff member appears. Questioning a client privately evokes the statement that “He hits me if I talk unless he is asking me a question.” Aside from the ethical issue you must now address, you can conceptualize the situation as
All the above
Asked again:
Evidence of learning by the clients
A nonverbal student puts his hand over his mouth, shakes his head and says “No!” when offered non-preferred food. The person offering takes the food away. The student’s maintained by
Negative reinforcement
Which of the following includes ALL PRIMARY reinforcers?
Warmth, oxygen, sexual stimulation
A frequently played with toy is provided by the parents contingent upon compliance by the child. The child says he no longer cares about the toy, so his parents remove the toy contingency. The toy
May still be a reinforcer
Peter, a behavior tech, became visibly upset and rudely disputed his
BCBA when she corrected his graphing.
All the above
Asked twice and the second just has one answer
An unconditioned stimulus elicits an unconditioned response, but the unconditioned response may be transformed into an operant
By following it with a reinforcing stimulus when it is elicited
Two arguing siblings are quieted by a parent’s reprimand. For the PARENT, the cessation of arguing probably serves as
Negative reinforcement
Which of the following includes ALL SECONDARY reinforcers?
Religion, fashion, sexual jokes
A child requests a carrot from his mother and she gives it to him. He continues to request carrots. This exemplifies
Positive reinforcement
Teasing increases after the teacher begins reprimanding a student for each occurrence of this behavior. This exemplifies
Positive reinforcement
Two arguing siblings are quieted (and remain quiet) by a parent’s reprimand. For the SIBLINGS, the reprimand serves as
Punishment
Operant selection means
That behavioral repertoires are learned and specific behaviors are emitted because of the consequences they produce.
Which of the following includes ALL SECONDARY reinforcers?
Money, soothing words from a spouse, voice of a friend
A priority with a new client with an impaired social repertoire is to play with the client while providing positive stimuli such as bits of preferred food. Also smiling and making positive comments when giving each bit of food
relies on respondent conditioning to make oneself, one’s smile, and one’s voice stronger conditioned reinforcers.
You find that moving in your seat can temporarily relieve back pain. Relief from pain probably serves as
Negative reinforcement
