BEH 5025 Flashcards

1
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an instance of behavior

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response

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2
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independent variable not yet implemented

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baseline

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3
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reflex; innate; involuntary; species specific

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respondent behavior

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4
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anything a person does that can be observed and measured

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behavior

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5
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evaluate functional relationships

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analytic

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6
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behavior occurs at a point in time

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temporal locus

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7
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behavior occupies time

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temporal extent

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8
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founder of the science of behavior

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BF Skinner

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9
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consequence immediately follows a response, strengthens R-S relation

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reinforcement

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10
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physical outcome of behavior

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permanent product

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11
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reinforcer delivered for first response after a varying amount of time

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variable interval

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12
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response look the same but have a difference effect

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topographical response class

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13
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fading the schedule of reinforcement

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thinning

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14
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breaking a complex skill into smaller teachable units

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task analysis

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15
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record the presence of absence of a response at an exact moment in time

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momentary time sample

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16
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window of opportunity for reinforcement after FI or VI

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limited hold

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17
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value of reinforcer decreases due to repeated presentation

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satiation

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18
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a group of similar behavior (topographical or functional)

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response class

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19
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stimulus elicits response without prior learning

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unconditioned stimulus

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20
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repeated measures yield same values

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reliability

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21
Q

respondent behavior; unlearned S-R relation

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reflex

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22
Q

pair NS with US

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respondent conditioning

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23
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alters the effectiveness of a stimulus and changes the frequency of behavior

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motivating operations

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24
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schedule of reinforcement is too lean to maintain behavior

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ratio strain

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25
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temporarily increases the value of a stimulus

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Establishing Operation (EO)

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26
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record if response occurs during a period of time

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interval recording

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27
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responses look different but have the same effect

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functional response class

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28
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philosophical assumptions of behavior analysis

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

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29
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Rule out simple, logical explanations first

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Parsimony

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30
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Response occurs in the presence of similar stimuli

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Generalization

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31
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consequence immediately follows response and changes R-S relation

A

operant conditioning

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32
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time between 2 consecutive response

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IRT

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33
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scientific examination of the principles of behavior

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experimental analysis of behavior (EAB)

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34
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copy modeled response

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imitation

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35
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frequency

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count

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36
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teach first step of a task analysis first

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forward chaining

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37
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MO-A-B-C

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4 term contingency

38
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reinforcer is delivered after a specific number of responses

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fixed ratio

39
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NS paired with US; elicits response

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conditioned stimulus

40
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2 observers independently observe, record and agree on the occurrence of a response

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IOA

41
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Events are objectively observed, described and measured

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empiricism

42
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the study of human behavior including thoughts and feelings

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radical behaviorism

43
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identify and rank stimuli as effective reinforcers

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preference assessment

44
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antecedent stimulus alters dimensions of behavior

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stimulus control

45
Q

environmental event that can affect behavior

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stimulus change

46
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temporarily decreases the value of a stimulus

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abolishing operation

47
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high-probability behavior is contingent upon low-probability behavior

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Premack principle

48
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reinforcer delivered for a class of responses but not for others

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differential reinforcement

49
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procedures are precisely defined

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technological

50
Q

response prevents/postpones presence of aversive stimulus

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avoidance

51
Q

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

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fixed interval

52
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effect, measured

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dependent variable

53
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cause, manipulated

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independent variable

54
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one event dependent upon another

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functional relationship

55
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studied respondent conditioning

A

Pavlov

56
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measure total time response occurs

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duration

57
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response occurs in the presence of CS

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Conditioned Reflex

58
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response terminates aversive stimulus

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escape

59
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lawful

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determinism

60
Q

teach last step of a task analysis first

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backwards chaining

61
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a group of stimuli that share common elements

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stimuli class

62
Q

stimulus (change) that follows behavior

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consequence

63
Q

withholding stimulus temporarily increases reinforcer effectiveness

A

deprivation

64
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vertical or Y-axis

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ordinate

65
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ratio = response/time

A

rate

66
Q

stimulus presented, increases future probability of behavior

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reinforcer

67
Q

teach steps of a complex behavior

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chaining

68
Q

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

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extinction

69
Q

series of approximations toward a terminal behavior

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shaping

70
Q

if-then relationship

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contingency

71
Q

demonstrate desired behavior

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modeling

72
Q

stimulus change that precedes behavior

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antecedent

73
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stimulus removed after a response, rate of a behavior decreases

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negative punishment

74
Q

horizontal or x-axis

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abscissa

75
Q

stimulus removed after a response, rate of behavior increases

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negative reinforcement

76
Q

science used to improve socially significant behavior

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ABA

77
Q

question everything

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philosophical doubt

78
Q

application of a procedure to change target behavior

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intervention

79
Q

time from onset of stimulus to initiating response

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latency

80
Q

learned through consequences

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operant behavior

81
Q

all stimuli that can affect behavior

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environment

82
Q

stimulus added after a response, rate of behavior increases

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positive reinforcement

83
Q

physical shape or form of behavior

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topography

84
Q

stimulus signals reinforcer is available

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discriminitive stimulus

85
Q

stimulus added after a response, rate of behavior decreases

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positive punishment

86
Q

stimuli needed to survive

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primary reinforcer

87
Q

scientific approach to the study of behavior

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behaviorism

88
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S-R-S; A-B-C

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3 term contingency

89
Q

consequence immediately follows a response, weakens R-S relation

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punishment

90
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reinforcer delivered for a varying # of responses

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variable ratio