Concepts

Question 1

you will give something when you use _______

the something that you give will be _______

Answer 1

1) positive punishment

2) unpleasant

Question 2

Extinction_______the likelihood that a behavior will occur in the future.

In order to ______ the occurrence of behavior, you will __________

Answer 2

1) decreases
2) decrease
3) take something away

Question 3

You will ______ something away when you use extinction.

The something you take away will be______

Answer 3

1) take

2) pleasant

Question 4

For positive reinforcement, your goal is to ________ behavior

Answer 4

increase

Question 5

For extinction, your goal is to _________ behavior

Answer 5

decrease

Question 6

With positive reinforcement, in order to increase the occurrence of the behavior, you will ________

Answer 6

give something

Question 7

You will take something ______ when you use negative punishment.

The something you take will be _________

Answer 7

1) away

2) pleasant

Question 8

For negative punishment, your goal is to ________ behavior.

Answer 8

decrease

Question 9

You will take something away when you use negative reinforcement. The something you take away will be ___________

Answer 9

unpleasant

Question 10

In order to increase the occurrence of the behavior (with negative reinforcement), you will _________

Answer 10

take something away

Question 11

Positive punishment _______ the likelihood that a behavior will occur in the future. In order to decrease the occurrence of the behavior, you will _______

Answer 11

give something

Question 12

For negative reinforcement, your goal is to ______ behavior

Answer 12

increase

Question 13

For positive punishment, your goal is to _____

Answer 13

decrease

Question 14

Negative punishment _______ the likelihood that a behavior will occur in the future.

In order to ________ the occurrence of the behavior, you will ___________

Answer 14

decreases

decrease

take something away

Question 15

You will give something when you use positive reinforcement. The something that you add will be_________

Answer 15

pleasant

Question 16

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 ________

Answer 16

1) = a
2) = b
3) = c

Question 17

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?

Answer 17

Positive punishment

Question 18

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?

Answer 18

Negative reinforcement

Question 19

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?

Answer 19

Positive Reinforcement

Question 20

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?

Answer 20

Negative Punishment

Question 21

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?

Answer 21

Extinction

Question 22

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.

Answer 22

c. Joseph’s comments are disruptive to the learning environment.

Question 23

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.

Answer 23

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.

Question 24

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

Answer 24

b. Event

d. Interval

Question 25

Ms. Rollison has identified the following replacement behaviors for Joseph:
Joseph will respond in a positive and respectful manner when called on or spoken to by the teacher.

Joseph will listen without commenting when other students answer questions in class.

Which data collection method could she use for his replacement behaviors? (check all that apply)

Select one or more:

a. Duration
b. Interval
c. Event
d. Latency

Answer 25

a. Duration
b. Interval
c. Event