Cooper Chapter 11 - Positive Reinforcement

Question 1

generalized conditioned reinforcer

Answer 1

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

Question 2

positive reinforcer

Answer 2

A stimulus whose presentation or onset functions as reinforcement

Question 3

Premack principle

Answer 3

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”

Question 4

reinforcer assessment

Answer 4

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

Question 5

response-deprivation hypothesis

Answer 5

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

Question 5

stimulus preference assessment

Answer 5

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

Question 6

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

Answer 6

generalized conditioned reinforcer

Question 7

A stimulus whose presentation or onset functions as reinforcement

Answer 7

positive reinforcer

Question 8

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”

Answer 8

Premack principle

Question 9

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

Answer 9

reinforcer assessment

Question 10

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

Answer 10

response-deprivation hypothesis

Question 11

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

Answer 11

stimulus preference assessment