Cooper Ch 15 Sp-

Question 1

1. What are the two principal ways negative punishment occurs?

Answer 1

Time out from reinforcement

Response cost

Question 2

The withdrawal of the opportunity to earn positive reinforcement or the loss of access to positive reinforcers for a specified time, contingent on the occurrence of the behavior.

Answer 2

Time out from reinforcement

Question 3

3. From what three perspectives can time-out be viewed?

Answer 3

Procedural, conceptual, functional

Question 4

occurs when social reinforcers—usually attention, physical contact, or verbal interaction—are removed for a brief period, contingent on the occurrence of an inappropriate behavior.

Answer 4

Planned ignoring

Question 5

the person is repositioned within an existing setting such that observation of ongoing activities remains, but access to reinforcement is lost.

Answer 5

Contingent observation

Question 6

a form of punishment in which the loss of a specific amount of reinforcement occurs, contingent on an inappropriate behavior, and results in the decreased probability of the future occurrence of the behavior

Answer 6

Response cost