Concepts Flashcards
you will give something when you use _______
the something that you give will be _______
1) positive punishment
2) unpleasant
Extinction_______the likelihood that a behavior will occur in the future.
In order to ______ the occurrence of behavior, you will __________
1) decreases
2) decrease
3) take something away
You will ______ something away when you use extinction.
The something you take away will be______
1) take
2) pleasant
For positive reinforcement, your goal is to ________ behavior
increase
For extinction, your goal is to _________ behavior
decrease
With positive reinforcement, in order to increase the occurrence of the behavior, you will ________
give something
You will take something ______ when you use negative punishment.
The something you take will be _________
1) away
2) pleasant
For negative punishment, your goal is to ________ behavior.
decrease
You will take something away when you use negative reinforcement. The something you take away will be ___________
unpleasant
In order to increase the occurrence of the behavior (with negative reinforcement), you will _________
take something away
Positive punishment _______ the likelihood that a behavior will occur in the future. In order to decrease the occurrence of the behavior, you will _______
give something
For negative reinforcement, your goal is to ______ behavior
increase
For positive punishment, your goal is to _____
decrease
Negative punishment _______ the likelihood that a behavior will occur in the future.
In order to ________ the occurrence of the behavior, you will ___________
decreases
decrease
take something away
You will give something when you use positive reinforcement. The something that you add will be_________
pleasant
Match the blanks with:
a) consequences b) antecedent c) behavior
1) Nathan has to stay in at recess __________
2) Homework is assigned _________
3) Nathan doesn’t do the homework ________
1) = a
2) = b
3) = c
Ms. Rollison scolds a student for running in the hallway; the student does not run in the hallway again.
The student’s hallway-running behavior has decreased. Which principle of behavior applies to this situation?
Positive punishment
Nathan often forgets to turn in his math homework, even though he has completed it. His teacher tells him that, if he turns in his math homework every day this week, he will not have to take Friday’s math quiz.
As a result, Nathan turns in his homework every day. His behavior is increased. Which principle of behavior applies to this situation?
Negative reinforcement
Nathan often forgets to turn in his math homework, even though he has completed it. His teacher tells him that he can earn five extra recess minutes on Friday if he turns in his math homework every day this week. As a result, Nathan turns in his homework every day.
Nathan’s homework-turning-in behavior has increased. Which principle of behavior applies to this situation?
Positive Reinforcement
Ms. Rollison revokes a student’s line-leader status after she catches him running in the hallway; the student does not run in the hallway again.
His behavior has decreased. Which principle of behavior applies to this situation?
Negative Punishment
Joseph has a crush on Inez, who sits in front of him in class. When he kicks her chair, she turns around and glares at him. Joseph responds by flashing his most charming smile. After several days of this, Inez ignores Joseph whenever he kicks her chair. Joseph’s chair-kicking behavior increases initially, then diminishes, and finally disappears. Eventually, Joseph resorts to more positive tactics to attract Inez’s attention. His behavior has decreased.
Which principle of behavior applies to this situation?
Extinction
Joseph makes smart-aleck remarks, is rude, and teases his classmates. Sometimes he makes disruptive comments when Ms. Rollisoncalls on him in class. At other times, he makes fun of his fellow students’ responses. Though many of her students laugh at Joseph’s antics, Ms. Rollison suspects that some of them feel embarrassed when he ridicules their answers. She believes strongly that she cannot allow this behavior to continue, but when she asks Joseph to behave appropriately, he simply rolls his eyes or heaves a theatrical sigh—setting off peals of laughter from the other students. Which definition most clearly defines Joseph’s problem behavior?
Select one:
a. Joseph is creating a negative classroom atmosphere.
b. Joseph makes smart-aleck, teasing, and rude comments to his classmates and Ms. Rollison, interrupting instruction.
c. Joseph’s comments are disruptive to the learning environment.
c. Joseph’s comments are disruptive to the learning environment.
Which of the following are examples that help to define Joseph’s problem behavior? (check all that apply)
Select one or more:
a. When he doesn’t understand something, Joseph yells out questionswithout raising his hand.
b. Joseph ignores his classmates.
c. Joseph makes sarcastic comments toward his classmates.
d. Joseph makes teasing comments about other students.
e. Joseph makes rude comments when called on during class.
c, d, e.
c. Joseph makes sarcastic comments toward his classmates.
d. Joseph makes teasing comments about other students.
e. Joseph makes rude comments when called on during class.
Ms. Rollison has identified the following problem behaviors for Joseph: Joseph makes sarcastic and teasing comments after other students answer questions in class. Joseph makes rude comments when called on or spoken to by the teacher. Which data collection method could she use for his problem behaviors? (check all that apply)
Select one or more:
a. Latency
b. Event
c. Duration
d. Interval
b. Event
d. Interval
