Cooper Ch. 11 premack/SPA/Sr+ Flashcards
making the opportunity to engage in a behavior that occurs at a relatively high rate will function as reinforcement for the low-frequency behavior.
Premack principle
an experimental demonstration that the presentation of a stimulus contingent on the occurrence of a target response functions as positive reinforcement
What does control require
used to manipulate the contingent presentation of a potential reinforcer and observe any effects on the future frequency of behavior
Positive reinforcement control procedures
refers to a variety of direct, data-based methods used to present one or more stimuli contingent on a target response and then measuring the future effects on the rate of responding
Reinforcement assessment
refers to a variety of procedures used to determine a) stimuli that the person prefers, 2) relative preference values for those stimuli, and 3) conditions under which those preference values change when task demands, deprivation states, or schedules of reinforcement are modified.
Stimulus preference assessment
identify stimuli that are likely to serve as reinforcers. Potential reinforcers are put to a direct test by presenting them contingent on occurrence of a behavior and measuring any effects on response rate
SPA VS. RPA
model for predicting whether contingent access to one behavior will function as reinforcement for engaging in another bx based on whether access to the contingent behavior represents a restriction of the activity compared to the baseline level of engagement
Response deprivation hypothesis
when a response is followed immediately by the presentation of a stimulus, and as a result, similar responses occurs more frequently in the future.
When PR has occurred
the stimulus that is presented as a consequence and responsible for the subsequent increase in responding
Positive reinforcer
a behavior reinforcement relation that occurs without the presentation of consequences by others
Automatic reinforcement
