Principles of ABA

Question 1

positive reinforcement

Answer 1

adding reinforing stimulus

Question 2

negative reinforcement

Answer 2

removing an adversive stimulus

Question 3

positive punishment

Answer 3

adding an adversive stimulus

Question 4

negative punishment

Answer 4

removing a reinforcing stimulus

Question 5

reinforcer

Answer 5

a stimulus that is either delievered or removed that will increase the likelihood of that response occuring in the future

Question 6

punisher

Answer 6

something that causes the target behavior to decrease

Question 7

conditioned reinforcer

Answer 7

occurs when a stimulus has acquired the capacity to reinforce behaviors through its learned association with a primary reinforcer
a stimulus that initially has no reinforcing properties
a stimulus in the environment that functions as a reinforcer due to past experiences

(secondary reinforcer)

Question 8

unconditioned reinforcer

Answer 8

(primary reinforcer) reinforcement that is inherent: food, clothing, &
reinforcer that does not have to be learned

Question 9

extinction

Answer 9

a procedure by which a behavior that was previously reinforced no longer recieves reinforcement and the probability of the behavior decreases

Question 10

deprivation

Answer 10

the more deprived of a particular reinforcer, the more powerful that reinforcer wil become
used to make it clear that reinforcement is available if the correct response is given

Question 11

satiation

Answer 11

repeated presentation of a reinforcer weakens its effectiveness, causes decline in rate of responses

Question 12

contingency

Answer 12

the specified dependencies or relations between behavior and its antecedents and consequences
can be either a reinforcement or punishment that occurs after a behavior has been expressed by an individual or group

Question 13

motivating operation

Answer 13

an environmental variable that alters the reinforcing effectiveness of some stimulus, object, or event

Question 14

antecedent

Answer 14

the events, actions, or circumstances that occur immediately before a behavior

Question 15

behavior

Answer 15

anything a person says or does

Question 16

consequence

Answer 16

what happens immediately after the behavior

Question 17

3-term contingency

Answer 17

Antecedent, behavior, consequence
- illusited how behavior is elicited by the environment and how consequences of behavior can affect its future occurrence

Question 18

stimulus

Answer 18

a thing that evokes a specific functional reaction
a thing that arouses activity or energy in someone, something that can elicit or evoke a physiological response

Question 19

discriminative stimulus

Answer 19

(SD) the cue; a specific environmental event or condition in response to which a child is expected to exhibit particular behavior

Question 20

reponse

Answer 20

the specific instance of a particular behavior, (Correct, Incorrect, No Response)