G01 Use Positive & Negative Reinforcement Procedures to Strengthen Behavior

Question 1

In addition to the characteristics of the reinforcer, the effectiveness of a reinforcer is affected by

Answer 1

All the above:
The response cost of the behavior upon which the reinforcer is contingent.
The amount of behavior required to obtain the reinforcer.
The response cost of the behavior upon which the reinforcer is contingent.
The response effort of the behavior upon which the reinforcer is contingent

Question 2

In behavioral intervention, negative reinforcement

Answer 2

Can often provide strong motivation for individuals implementing the intervention

Question 3

To increase patient waiting during a reinforcer delay, you can

Answer 3

Provide a distraction such a music, games, or other activities

Question 4

A way to teach responding with a response-to-reinforcer delay is to

Answer 4

Make reinforcers visible during the delay

Question 5

One concern for the ethical use of negative reinforcement is

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Extremely aversive antecedent events are not justifiable for typical behavior change programs..
Escape and avoidance behavior develops from prolonged use of negative reinforcement.

Question 6

One concern for the ethical use of positive reinforcement is

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Severity of the EO that occasion the behavior.

Question 7

A teacher offers a reward of a novel activity after classwork is completed. Classwork does not increase. The teacher might

Answer 7

Increase preference of the stimulus through reinforcer sampling.
Alter the immediacy and certainty of the reward by making it contingent on the last hour of classwork.

Question 8

One method to teach delay of gratification is to

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Offer a large and a small reward, then gradually increase delay for large reward

Question 9

A functional analysis showed that a child’s aggressive behavior during instruction was maintained by escape from demand. The child is taught to say “Break please” instead of the aggressive behavior. The frequency of aggressive behavior decreased and the frequency of saying “Break please” increased

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Saying break please was maintained by negative reinforcement

Question 10

A teacher decides to make recess contingent on on-task behavior. This will be more powerful if

Answer 10

The criterion for earning recess and the definition of on-task are clearly defined

Question 11

A way to teach responding with a response to reinforcer delay is to

Answer 11

Use a token or points system

Question 12

With respect to delay of reinforcement, self-control is defined as

Answer 12

An organism’s preference for a larger, more delayed reinforcer versus a smaller, more immediate reinforcer.

Question 13

With respect to delay of reinforcement, impulsivity is defined as

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An organism’s preference for a smaller, more immediate reinforcer versus a larger, more delayed reinforcer.

Question 14

A young child is noncompliant… this is likely a problem with reinforcer

Answer 14

MO

Question 15

An intervention to address chronic solid food… the behavior of the child to accept the bites of food is maintained by

Answer 15

Negative reinforcement

Question 16

A way to teach responding with a response to reinforcer delay is to

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Teach clients self-prompting or self-instruction.