Lesson 5 - Reinforcement (Again!) + Schedules of Reinforcement

Question 1

what are preference assessments for?

Answer 1

to find the kids motivation

Question 2

what are the 3 ways to identify potential reinforcers?

Answer 2

ask, observe, assess

Question 3

what is a single-stimulus preference assessment?

Answer 3

recording duration for each stimulus
- done informally/in the moment

Question 4

what is a paired-stimulus/force choice?

Answer 4

select around 4-6 items, select 2 @ a time + child selects out of those 2
- continue for all toys and record

Question 5

what is a MSWO?

Answer 5

multiple stimulus without replacement
- looking for ranking order of favorite

Question 6

What is a MSW?

Answer 6

multiple stimulus with replacement
- once you have enough of one favorite thing then you move on
-most time-consuming

Question 7

what is continuous reinforcement?

Answer 7

reinforcing every correct response

Question 8

what is intermittent reinforcement?

Answer 8

sometimes reinforcing a response/bx

Question 9

difference between ratio and interval schedules?

Answer 9

ratio gives reinforcer based on children’s behavior and interval gives reinforcer based on behavior AND time

Question 10

what are token economies?

Answer 10

a system where we reinforce responses with tokens that can be exchanged for primary reinforcers/preferred items

Question 11

what is the “back-up” reinforcer in token economies?

Answer 11

what the child “cash in” to get