Office Paper Recycling (Brothers et al.)

Question 1

Previous studies that focused on increasing recycling used prompting and reinforcement procedures but had problems with the recycling behavior maintaining. In an attempt to address this issue, this study focused on identification of relevant ________.

Answer 1

discriminative stimuli

Question 2

The researchers measured the _____ of the paper that was placed in the recycling container and that of the paper that was placed in the trashcan.

Answer 2

weight

Question 3

The experimental design used in this study was a a multiple-baseline across _____ design.

Answer 3

settings

Question 4

What were the two interventions used in this study?

placing a recycling container next to each trashcan; placing recycling containers on the desks of all employees

placing one recycling container in a central area of the facility; placing recycling containers on the desks of all employees

placing one recycling container in a central area of the facility; placing a recycling container in each area of the facility

placing a recycling container in each area of the facility; placing a recycling container next to each trashcan

Answer 4

placing one recycling container in a central area of the facility; placing recycling containers on the desks of all employees

Question 5

The results from this study showed the percentage of paper recycled______ significantly each time recycling containers were introduced and the percentage of paper in the trash ______ when recycling containers were introduced.

Answer 5

increased

decreased

Question 6

What were the results of the maintenance checks, completed up to 7 months later?

The recycling behavior maintained but only at about half of what it was during the intervention condition.

The recycling behavior maintained and even slightly improved.

The recycling behavior did not maintain; behavior quickly returned to baseline levels.

The recycling behavior maintained for a few months but returned to baseline levels by the 7-month check.

Answer 6

The recycling behavior maintained and even slightly improved.

Question 7

Which of the following are strengths of this intervention?

(Select all that apply)

Procedures reduced trash removal costs for the company.

Procedures were cost efficient to implement.

Procedures maintained with little effort on the part of the company.

Procedures decreased the amount of waste created by the company.

Answer 7

all of the above

Question 8

What strategies help increase a program or intervention’s survival in the workplace?

(Select all that apply)

minimizing implementation effort

amplifying existing contingencies

transferring supervision to local staff

identifying effective reinforcers

Answer 8

minimizing implementation effort

amplifying existing contingencies

transferring supervision to local staff