Behavior Flashcards

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Shaping

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Establishing a new response by reinforcing successive approximation to it

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Chaining

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Reinforcing each one with the opportunity to engage in the next one

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Continuous reinforcement

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Reinforcement for every response of the correct type

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Fixed ratio reinforcement

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Reinforcement following completion of a specific number of responses

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variable ratio reinforcement

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Reinforcement for an unpredictable number of responses that varies around a mean value

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Fixed interval reinforcement

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Reinforcement for the first response that follows a given delay since the previous reinforcement

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Variable interval reinforcement

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Reinforcement for the first response that follows an unpredictable delay since the previous reinforcement

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Applied behavior analysis also known as behavior modification

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A psychologist tries to remove the reinforcers for unwanted behaviors and provides reinforcers for more acceptable behaviors

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Who is associated with behavior?

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B. F. Skinner

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