Punishment

Question 1

what is punishment?

Answer 1

decreasing behavior by adding or removing something

Question 2

premack principle talked about this being opportunities to engage in behaviors not receiving or experiencing things.

Answer 2

R-S contingency

Question 3

greater degree?

Answer 3

the greater degree, more behavior w consequence the faster behavior changes.

Question 4

faster consequence, faster it will disappear, longer delay, less effective the procedure

Answer 4

R-S Contiguity

Question 5

abramowitz and o’leary

Answer 5

immediate vs delayed. reprimands for off-task behavior, only immediate suppressed forms of off-task behavior.

Question 6

may suppress the same amount of behavior but behavior are different from what was intended.

Answer 6

delayed punisher

Question 7

how well do threats work?

Answer 7

not well, mostly useless.

Question 8

punisher intensity

Answer 8

mild punishers, little effect.

Question 9

can begin with mild or strong ones. loud vs soft. gentle vs. aggressive reminder.

Answer 9

the introductory level of punishment

Question 10

effectiveness of punishment depends on _____

Answer 10

frequent amount and quality of reinforced behavior produce.

Question 11

deprivation level

Answer 11

the greater level of deprivation, less effective the punishment.

Question 12

effective procedure characteristics?

Answer 12

regularly follows beh. delivered immediately, sufficient strength from outset. if fast, should occur immediately.

Question 13

problems?

Answer 13

escape and avoidance. aggression, those who get punished a lot develop anger. apathy. abuse. imitation of punisher. do not learn correct behavior.

Question 14

alternatives?

Answer 14

response prevention. extinction. differential reinforcement.

Question 15

decreasing behavior slowly, going from 15 cigars to 10 to 6 to 3 a day.

Answer 15

DRL. Low rate

Question 16

the child is running, gets no attention, the child is sitting and gets reinforcement. learns to sit.

Answer 16

DRI. Incompatible behavior.

Question 17

preferring one over the other.

Answer 17

alternative behavior. DRA

Question 18

response suppression due to disruptive effects of aversive stimuli.

Answer 18

early theory

Question 19

problems of early theory?

Answer 19

effects of punishment aren’t as transient as thought. punishment has a greater suppressive effect on behavior than non-contingent aversive stimulation.

Question 20

Involves CC and OC, punishment decreases R because it creates CS, avoidance of CS is reinforcing.

Answer 20

Two process theory.

Question 21

problem of two process?

Answer 21

theory predicts that punishment would reduce responding in proportion to its proximity to the punished response.

Question 22

Only OC, explains punishment the best.

Answer 22

one process theory.