BA and RFT Flashcards
___________: A decrease in the intensity or probability of a reflex response resulting from repeated exposure to a stimulus that elicits that response
Habituation
___________: A relationship between a specific event and a simple- involuntary response to that event
Reflex (Chance, 2014: 33)
Modal action pattern: A series of interrelated acts found in all or nearly all members of a ___________:
Species
___________: An increase in the intensity or probability of a reflex response resulting from earlier exposure to a stimulus that elicits that response
Sensitization
___________: Any event that affects- or is capable of affecting- behavior
Stimulus (Chance, 2014: 24)
___________: Any stimulus that reliably elicits a fixed action pattern
Releasing stimulus
Releasing stimulus: Any stimulus that reliably ___________ a fixed action pattern
elicits
___________: Actions of the whole organism that can be measured
Behavior
___________: the development or evolutionary history of a species
Phylogeny
Phylogeny: the development or evolutionary history of a ________
species
___________: development or life history of an individual organism
Ontogeny
Ontogeny: development or life history of an ___________
organism
___________: Any stimulus the removal of which is reinforcing; characterizing an event that is likely to be avoided
Aversive
Aversive: Any stimulus the ___________ of which is reinforcing; characterizing an event that is likely to be avoided
removal
_________ stimulus: Any stimulus the presence of which is reinforcing
Appetitive
___________: A graphic record of behavior- each point of which reflects the total number of times a behavior has been performed as of that time
Cumulative record
___________: time-series research design with repeated baseline and intervention conditions
ABAB
ABAB design: time-series research design with ___________ baseline and intervention conditions
repeated
___________: Time-series research design in which two or more interventions alternate systematically
ATD
alternating-treatments design: Time-series research design in which two or more interventions ___________
alternate systematically
___________: time-series research design that involves successively changing the criterion for delivering consequences
changing criterion
changing criterion design: time-series research design that involves successively changing the criterion for ___________
delivering consequences
___________: research design with repeated treatments across different situations
multiple-baseline
___________: An experimental design in which the independent variable is made to vary across two or more groups of subjects
Between-subjects experiment
___________: period of observation but no intervention
baseline
Pavlovian Extinction: the procedure of repeatedly presenting a CS without the ___________
US (unconditioned stimulus)
Pavlovian ___________: the procedure of repeatedly presenting a CS without the US
Extinction
Operant Extinction: the procedure of ___________ the reinforcers that maintain a behavior
withholding
Operant ___________: the procedure of withholding the reinforcers that maintain a behavior
Extinction
___________: events dependent on the appearance of a stimulus
Stimulus contingent
___________: events dependent on the appearance of a behavior
Response contingent
___________ conditioning: A Pavlovian conditioning procedure in which the CS and US occur together in time
Simultaneous
___________ conditioning: A Pavlovian conditioning procedure in which the CS begins and ends before the US is presented
Trace
___________ conditioning: A Pavlovian conditioning procedure in which the CS starts before- and then overlaps with- the US
Delayed
___________ conditioning: A Pavlovian conditioning procedure in which the US precedes the CS
Backward
___________: A variation of Pavlovian conditioning in which a stimulus is paired- not with a US- but with a well-established CS
Higher-order
___________: Failure of a stimulus that is part of a compound stimulus to become a CS
Overshadowing
___________: Failure of a stimulus to become a CS when it is part of a compound stimulus that includes an effective CS
Blocking
___________: In Pavlovian discrimination training- the stimulus that is regularly paired with a US
CS+
___________: In Pavlovian discrimination training- the stimulus that regularly appears in the absence of the US
CS-
Contiguity: ___________ of events in time (temporal contiguity) or space (spatial contiguity)
nearness
___________: The interval between the CS and US
Interstimulus interval (ISI)
___________: The interval separating the trials of a discrete trial procedure
Intertrial interval
Unconditional response: The response ___________ by an unconditional stimulus
elicited
___________: The response elicited by an unconditional stimulus
Unconditional response (UR)
___________: the response elicited by a conditional stimulus
Conditional response (CR)
Conditional response: the response elicited by a ___________ stimulus
conditional
___________: The stimulus that elicits a conditional response
Conditional stimulus (CS)
___________: The stimulus that elicits an unconditional response
Unconditional stimulus (US)
___________: The sudden reappearance of a behavior following its extinction
Spontaneous recovery
___________ therapy: A form of counterconditioning in which a CS is paired with an aversive US
Aversion
Systematic ___________: A form of counterconditioning for treating phobias in which a person imagines progressively stronger forms of the frightening CS while relaxed It
desensitization
___________: A reduction in the rate of responding due to the noncontingent presentation of an aversive CS
Conditioned suppression
___________ therapy: Any of several forms of counterconditioning in which a person is gradually exposed to a feared stimulus
Exposure
___________: The use of Pavlovian conditioning to reverse the unwanted effects of prior conditioning
Counterconditioning
___________ chaining: A procedure in which training begins with the first response in the chain and adds subsequent links in order
Forward
Forward chaining: A procedure in which training begins with the _____ response in the chain and adds subsequent links in order
first
___________ chaining: A procedure in which training begins with the last link in the chain and adds preceding links in reverse order
Backward
___________ learning: A form of negative reinforcement in which the subject first learns to escape- and then to avoid- an aversive
Escape-avoidance
Satiation: A ___________ in the effectiveness of a reinforcer due to exposure to or consumption of the reinforcer
reduction
___________: A reduction in the effectiveness of a reinforcer due to exposure to or consumption of the reinforcer
Satiation
___________ reinforcement: A procedure that increases behavior in which a behavior is followed by the presentation of- or an increase in the intensity of- a stimulus
Positive
___________ reinforcement: A procedure that increases behavior in which a behavior is followed by the removal of- or a decrease in the intensity of- a stimulus
Negative
Positive reinforcement: A procedure that increases behavior in which a behavior is followed by the ___________ of- or an increase in the intensity of- a stimulus
presentation
Negative reinforcement: A procedure that increases behavior in which a behavior is followed by the ___________ of- or a decrease in the intensity of- a stimulus
removal
___________: A sudden increase in the rate of behavior during the early stages of extinction
Extinction burst
Extinction burst: A sudden ___________ in the rate of behavior during the early stages of extinction
increase
___________: A neurotransmitter that is thought to be important in reinforcement More commonly known as adrenaline
Epinephrine
___________ procedure: A training procedure in which a behavior may be repeated any number of times
Free operant
___________ procedure: An operant training procedure in which performance of a behavior defines the end of a trial
Discrete trials
___________ learning: Any procedure in which a behavior becomes stronger or weaker (eg- more or less likely to occur)- depending on its consequences
Operant
___________ reinforcer: Any reinforcer that has acquired its reinforcing properties through its association with other reinforcers
Secondary
Secondary reinforcer: Any reinforcer that has ___________ its reinforcing properties through its association with other reinforcers
acquired
___________ reinforcer: Any reinforcer that is not dependent on another reinforcer for its reinforcing properties
Primary
___________ reinforcer: Any reinforcing event that follows automatically (naturally) from a behavior
Natural
___________ reinforcer: Any reinforcing event that has been arranged by someone- usually for the purpose of modifying behavior
Contrived
Contrived reinforcer: Any reinforcing event that has been ___________ by someone- usually for the purpose of modifying behavior
arranged
___________ operation: Anything that establishes conditions that improve the effectiveness of a reinforcer Also called establishing operation
Motivating
___________: In operant training- the procedure of establishing a behavior chain
Chaining
Shaping: In operant training- the procedure of reinforcing successive ___________of a desired behavior
approximations
___________: One of the brain’s major neurotransmitters that is thought to play an important role in reinforcement
Dopamine
___________: The essential elements of operant learning- often represented by the letters ABC
Three-term contingency
Premack principle: The observation that high-probability behavior ___________ low-probability behavior
reinforces
___________: The observation that high-probability behavior reinforces low-probability behavior
Premack principle
___________: The procedure of identifying the component elements of a behavior chain
Task analysis
___________: The procedure of providing consequences for a behavior that increase or maintain the strength of that behavior
Reinforcement
___________: The reappearance during extinction of a previously reinforced behavior
Resurgence
Resurgence: The ___________ during extinction of a previously reinforced behavior
reappearance
___________ schedule: A complex reinforcement schedule in which reinforcement is contingent on the behavior of two or more organisms
Cooperative
___________schedule: A complex reinforcement schedule in which two or more simple schedules alternate- with each schedule associated with a particular stimulus
Multiple
___________ schedule: A complex reinforcement schedule in which two or more simple schedules are available at the same time
Concurrent
___________ schedule: A complex reinforcement schedule in which two or more simple schedules- neither associated with a particular stimulus- alternate
Mixed
___________ schedule: A complex reinforcement schedule that consists of a series of simple schedules- each of which is associated with a particular stimulus- with reinforcement delivered only on completion of the last schedule in the series
Chain
___________ schedule: A complex reinforcement schedule that consists of a series of simple schedules (without particular stimuli)- with reinforcement delivered only on completion of the last schedule in the series
Tandem
___________: A form of differential reinforcement in which a behavior is reinforced only if it occurs at least a specified number of times in a given period
Differential reinforcement of high rate (DRH)
___________: A form of differential reinforcement in which a behavior is reinforced only if it occurs no more than a specified number of times in a given period
Differential reinforcement of low rate (DRL)
___________: A pause in responding following reinforcement; associated primarily with FI and FR schedules
Postreinforcement pause
___________: A reinforcement schedule in which a behavior is reinforced each time it occurs
Continuous reinforcement (CRF)
Continuous reinforcement: A reinforcement schedule in which a behavior is reinforced ____ it occurs
each time
___________ Schedule: A reinforcement schedule in which a behavior is reinforced the first time it occurs following a specified interval since the last reinforcement
Fixed interval (FI)
Fixed Interval Schedule: A reinforcement schedule in which a behavior is reinforced the first time it ___________ following a specified interval since the last reinforcement
occurs