G03 Establish & Use Conditioned Reinforcers

Question 1

In behavioral research… the sound of the food dispenser is reinforcing because

Answer 1

It has previously preceded the appearance of food in the food tray

Question 2

Attention from parents is a powerful generalized conditioned reinforcer for children because

Answer 2

It is usually required to gain access to other types of reinforcers such as food, toys, or help with a problem

Question 3

Which of the following is most likely to establish “Good job” as a conditioned reinforcer?

Answer 3

Saying good job while presenting a preferred food item

Question 4

A therapist working.. which is the likely explanation?

Answer 4

The child’s responses quickly undergo extinction because praise is not periodically paired with conditioned reinforcers

Question 5

In order for TAG teaching to work, the auditory stimulus must be

Answer 5

Paired with backup reinforcers such as the word “correct”

Question 6

Establishing neutral stimuli and events as reinforcers involves

Answer 6

Pairing them with established reinforcers

Question 7

A conditioned reinforcer is an event or stimulus that

Answer 7

Functions as a reinforcer because it has been paired with other reinforcers.

Question 8

A teacher wanted her students… what is the conditioned reinforcer?

Answer 8

A smaller number on the board relative to the number on previous days

Question 9

A conditioned reinforcer can lose its value as a reinforcer unless it

Answer 9

Is periodically presented along with its backup reinforcers

Question 10

A generalized conditioned reinforcer is a conditioned reinforcer that

Answer 10

Has been paired with more than one backup reinforcer

Question 11

In a behavioral experiment… the points

Answer 11

Will function as conditioned reinforcers via a verbal rule describing their relationship with money

Question 12

In an operant chamber… the red light functions as a conditioned reinforcer with respect to the behavior of

Answer 12

Pecking the first key

Question 13

A neutral stimulus has been conditioned as a reinforcer when it

Answer 13

Reinforces behavior without the presentation of an established reinforcer.

Question 14

In a behavior chain terminating in access to primary reinforcement, behaviors that occur early in the chain are maintained by

Answer 14

Conditioned reinforcement in the form of stimuli that indicate progress through the chain.