Ch12. Vocab Flashcards
Traditional Performance Management Procedure
Provide a rule describing the natural contingency and
use motivating operations
and antecedents
to affect a direct-acting, inferred theoretical contingency based on the natural contingency
The Noble Organization
The organization that works for the well-being of humanity.
The Noble Goal of Behavior Analysis
To save the world with behavior analysis
The Mythical Cause of Poor Self-Management (False Principle)
Poor self-management occurs
because immediate outcomes control our behavior
better than delayed outcomes do.
Delayed Reinforcement and Punishment
Delivery of a Reinforcer or aversive condition
between one and sixty seconds after the response.
Delayed Delivery of a Reinforcer or Aversive Condition
Delivery of a reinforcer or aversive condition
more than sixty seconds after the response.
Punishment Contingency
The response-contingent
presentation of an aversive condition
resulting in a decreased frequency of that response.
Penalty Contingency
The response-contingent
removal of a reinforcer
resulting in a decreased frequency of that response.
Avoidance Contingency
The response-contingent
prevention of an aversive condition
resulting in an increased frequency of that response.
Avoidance-of-Loss Contingency
The response-contingent
prevention of loss of a reinforcer
resulting in an increased frequency of that response.
Punishment by Prevention of Removal Contingeny
The response-contingent
prevention of a removal of an aversive condition
resulting in a decreased frequency of that response.
Punishment by Prevention of a Reinforcer Contingency
The response-contingent
prevention of a reinforcer
resulting in a decreased frequency of that response.
Rule
A description of a behavioral contingency.
Rule Control
The statement of a rule
controls the response
described in that rule.
The Performance Management Model of Cultural Change
To manage and change the behavior
of the members of a culture,
you must manage and change the behavior
of all levels within that culture.
Victim Blaming
Saying the victim of the problem is the cause of the problem.
Natural Contingency
A contingency that occurs in nature
without being designed by a performance manager
to control behavior.
Immediate Reinforcement and Punishment
Delivery of a reinforcer or aversive condition
no more than one second after the response.
Front End Analysis
A determination of instructional objectives
based on the performance of experts
where the learned repertoire is to be used.
Reinforcement Contingency
The response-contingent
presentation of a reinforcer
resulting in an increased frequency of that response.
Escape Contingency
The response-contingent
removal of an aversive condition
resulting in an increased frequency of that response.
Two Crucial Process Measures
ENGAGEMENT- amount or percentage of time on task.
SAFETY- freedom from danger or risks.
Theoretical Contingency
An inferred,
direct-acting contingency
that explains the effectiveness
of the indirect-acting performance-management contingency.
Performance Management
The addition,
removal,
or changing of a behavioral contingency
with the intent to change or maintain performance.
