BEH 5025 Flashcards by Lee Vickers

an instance of behavior

response

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independent variable not yet implemented

baseline

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reflex; innate; involuntary; species specific

respondent behavior

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anything a person does that can be observed and measured

behavior

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evaluate functional relationships

analytic

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behavior occurs at a point in time

temporal locus

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behavior occupies time

temporal extent

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founder of the science of behavior

BF Skinner

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consequence immediately follows a response, strengthens R-S relation

reinforcement

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physical outcome of behavior

permanent product

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reinforcer delivered for first response after a varying amount of time

variable interval

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response look the same but have a difference effect

topographical response class

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fading the schedule of reinforcement

thinning

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breaking a complex skill into smaller teachable units

task analysis

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record the presence of absence of a response at an exact moment in time

momentary time sample

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window of opportunity for reinforcement after FI or VI

limited hold

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value of reinforcer decreases due to repeated presentation

satiation

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a group of similar behavior (topographical or functional)

response class

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stimulus elicits response without prior learning

unconditioned stimulus

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repeated measures yield same values

reliability

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respondent behavior; unlearned S-R relation

reflex

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pair NS with US

respondent conditioning

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alters the effectiveness of a stimulus and changes the frequency of behavior

motivating operations

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schedule of reinforcement is too lean to maintain behavior

ratio strain

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temporarily increases the value of a stimulus

Establishing Operation (EO)

record if response occurs during a period of time

interval recording

responses look different but have the same effect

functional response class

philosophical assumptions of behavior analysis

Determinism, Empiricism, Experimentation, Replication, Parsimony, Philosophic Doubt

Rule out simple, logical explanations first

Parsimony

Response occurs in the presence of similar stimuli

Generalization

consequence immediately follows response and changes R-S relation

operant conditioning

time between 2 consecutive response

IRT

scientific examination of the principles of behavior

experimental analysis of behavior (EAB)

copy modeled response

imitation

frequency

count

teach first step of a task analysis first

forward chaining

MO-A-B-C

4 term contingency

reinforcer is delivered after a specific number of responses

fixed ratio

NS paired with US; elicits response

conditioned stimulus

2 observers independently observe, record and agree on the occurrence of a response

IOA

Events are objectively observed, described and measured

empiricism

the study of human behavior including thoughts and feelings

radical behaviorism

identify and rank stimuli as effective reinforcers

preference assessment

antecedent stimulus alters dimensions of behavior

stimulus control

environmental event that can affect behavior

stimulus change

temporarily decreases the value of a stimulus

abolishing operation

high-probability behavior is contingent upon low-probability behavior

Premack principle

reinforcer delivered for a class of responses but not for others

differential reinforcement

procedures are precisely defined

technological

response prevents/postpones presence of aversive stimulus

avoidance

reinforcer delivered for the first correct response after a passage of time

fixed interval

effect, measured

dependent variable

cause, manipulated

independent variable

one event dependent upon another

functional relationship

studied respondent conditioning

Pavlov

measure total time response occurs

duration

response occurs in the presence of CS

Conditioned Reflex

response terminates aversive stimulus

escape

lawful

determinism

teach last step of a task analysis first

backwards chaining

a group of stimuli that share common elements

stimuli class

stimulus (change) that follows behavior

consequence

withholding stimulus temporarily increases reinforcer effectiveness

deprivation

vertical or Y-axis

ordinate

ratio = response/time

rate

stimulus presented, increases future probability of behavior

reinforcer

teach steps of a complex behavior

chaining

response occurs, reinforcer does not follow, R-S relation weakens

extinction

series of approximations toward a terminal behavior

shaping

if-then relationship

contingency

demonstrate desired behavior

modeling

stimulus change that precedes behavior

antecedent

stimulus removed after a response, rate of a behavior decreases

negative punishment

horizontal or x-axis

abscissa

stimulus removed after a response, rate of behavior increases

negative reinforcement

science used to improve socially significant behavior

ABA

question everything

philosophical doubt

application of a procedure to change target behavior

intervention

time from onset of stimulus to initiating response

latency

learned through consequences

operant behavior

all stimuli that can affect behavior

environment

stimulus added after a response, rate of behavior increases

positive reinforcement

physical shape or form of behavior

topography

stimulus signals reinforcer is available

discriminitive stimulus

stimulus added after a response, rate of behavior decreases

positive punishment

stimuli needed to survive

primary reinforcer

scientific approach to the study of behavior

behaviorism

S-R-S; A-B-C

3 term contingency

consequence immediately follows a response, weakens R-S relation

punishment

reinforcer delivered for a varying # of responses

variable ratio