Chapter 8- Shaping

Question 1

Terminal behavior

Answer 1

-Behavior not in the repertoire or not occurring at the desired frequency; the goal of the intervention

Question 2

Operant level

Answer 2

The frequency of responding before reinforcement

Question 3

Initial behavior

Answer 3

• behavior the resembles the terminal behavior
• along some meaningful demension
• and occurs at least with a minimal frequency

Question 4

Intermediate behaviors

Answer 4

Behavior that more closely approximates the terminal behavior

Question 5

Shaping with reinforcement

Answer 5

• the differential reinforcement of only the behavior

- that more and more closely resembles the terminal behavior

Question 6

Shaping with punishment

Answer 6

• the differential punishment of all behavior

- except that which more and more closely resembles the terminal behavior

Question 7

Fixed-outcome shaping

Answer 7

• shaping that involves
• no change in the value of
• the reinforcer
• or aversive condition
• as performance more and more closely resembles
• the terminal behavior

Question 8

Variable-outcome shaping

Answer 8

• shaping that involves
• a change in the value of
• the reinforcer or
• aversive condition
• as performance more and more closely resembles the
• terminal behavior

Question 9

Behavioral chains

Answer 9

A sequence of responses linked together with connecting stimuli