B06/07 Positive and Negative Punishment Contingencies... Part 1

Question 1

Punishment procedures may be clinically indicated when

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Treating severe or life-threatening problem behavior

Question 2

To make the application of punishment procedures more effective, a behavior analyst should

Answer 2

Select functionally-effective aversive consequences

Question 3

Punishment should be administered

Answer 3

Consistently and immediately

Question 4

Positive punishment involves

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The contingent presentation of aversive stimuli

Question 5

Negative punishment involves

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The contingent removal of reinforcing stimuli

Question 6

Punishment procedures may be clinically indicated when

Answer 6

All the above

Question 7

Punishment has been shown to be more effective when reinforcement is

Answer 7

All the above

Question 8

Punishment has been shown to be more effective when reinforcement is

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Available both contingently for alternative behaviors and noncontingently from a variety of sources

Question 9

Just as reinforcers can lose their effects through satiation, punishers can lose their effect as the individual habituates or grows tolerant of the aversive stimulation produced by the punisher. This effect can be overcome by

Answer 9

Varying the aversive stimuli as punishers

Question 10

To make the application of punishment procedures more effective, a behavior analyst should

Answer 10

All the above

Question 11

Punishment should be administered

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Immediately and consistently

Question 12

Reprimands should only be used if

Answer 12

The child normally receives adequate attention for other behaviors

Question 13

Especially at first, punishment should be administered on a/an

Answer 13

FR1 schedule

Question 14

Positive punishment should be administered

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At the highest intensity planned to be used from the beginning