Cooper Chapter 11 - Positive Reinforcement Flashcards
generalized conditioned reinforcer
A conditioned reinforcer that as a result of having been paired with many other reinforcers does not depend on an establishing operation for its effectiveness
positive reinforcer
A stimulus whose presentation or onset functions as reinforcement
Premack principle
A principle that states that making the opportunity to engage in a high-probability behavior contingent on the occurrence of a low-frequency behavior will function as reinforcement for the low-frequency behavior
Sometimes called “Grandma’s Law”
reinforcer assessment
Refers to a variety of direct, empirical methods for presenting one or more stimuli contingent on a target response and measuring their effectiveness as reinforcers
response-deprivation hypothesis
A model for predicting whether contingent access to one behavior will function as reinforcement for engaging in another behavior based on whether access to the contingent behavior represents a restriction of the activity compared to the baseline level of engagement
stimulus preference assessment
A variety of procedures used to determine the stimuli that a person prefers, the relative preference values (high versus low) of those stimuli, the conditions under which those preference values remain in effect, and their presumed value as reinforcers
A conditioned reinforcer that as a result of having been paired with many other reinforcers does not depend on an establishing operation for its effectiveness
generalized conditioned reinforcer
A stimulus whose presentation or onset functions as reinforcement
positive reinforcer
A principle that states that making the opportunity to engage in a high-probability behavior contingent on the occurrence of a low-frequency behavior will function as reinforcement for the low-frequency behavior
Sometimes called “Grandma’s Law”
Premack principle
Refers to a variety of direct, empirical methods for presenting one or more stimuli contingent on a target response and measuring their effectiveness as reinforcers
reinforcer assessment
A model for predicting whether contingent access to one behavior will function as reinforcement for engaging in another behavior based on whether access to the contingent behavior represents a restriction of the activity compared to the baseline level of engagement
response-deprivation hypothesis
A variety of procedures used to determine the stimuli that a person prefers, the relative preference values (high versus low) of those stimuli, the conditions under which those preference values remain in effect, and their presumed value as reinforcers
stimulus preference assessment
