Chapter 10 - Differential Reinforcement of Everyday Behavior

Question 1

A PROCEDURE involving two or more physically different behaviors; one behavior is REINFORCED and all other behaviors are EXTINGUISHED. All 3 elements must be present before the procedure can be called…..

The ultimate goal is to INCREASE the rate of that BEHAVIOR relative to the other behaviors.

You can combine the two procedures of reinforcement and extinction to change the relative rate of two behaviors.

• Explains how people often fail to teach the desired behavior. It may explain how they sometimes even teach problem behaviors.
• Offers a positive approach to reducing problematic and dangerous behaviors. It provides an alternative to punishment.
• Using the REINFORCEMENT STRATEGY to solve human problems is to increase an undesired behavior through _________ …

Answer 1

Differential Reinforcement

• INCREASE the rate of that behavior.
• one behavior is REINFORCED.
• all other behaviors are EXTINGUISHED.

Question 2

When differential reinforcement is used to reinforce behavior incompatible with an undesirable behavior, they call it DRI

Answer 2

Differential Reinforcement of Incompatible behavior (DRI)

Question 3

When differential reinforcement is used to reinforce any behavior that is an alternative to undesirable behavior but not incompatible, it is called… DRA

Answer 3

Differential Reinforcement of Alternative behavior (DRA)

Question 4

If one behavior is reinforced and a different behavior is extinguished in the same situation, this may be called DR

Answer 4

Differential Reinforcement

Question 5

If a single behavior is reinforced in one situation and the same behavior is extinguished in a different situation, then this cannot be DR

Answer 5

Differential Reinforcement

Question 6

If a procedure involving reinforcement and extinction is applied to two behaviors in one situation, the procedure might be DR

Answer 6

Differential Reinforcement

Question 7

If a procedure involving reinforcement and extinction is applied to ONE behavior in 2 situations, the procedure cannot be DR

Answer 7

Differential Reinforcement