Quiz 6 (Ch. 7)

Question 1

antecedents

Answer 1

stimuli or events that precede an operant response

Question 2

stimulus control

Answer 2

behavior more likely to control when antecedent stimulus was present

Question 3

stimulus class

Answer 3

stimuli group that has same functional effect on behavior

Question 4

discriminative stimulus (SD)

Answer 4

antecedent stimulus present when behavior is reinforced

Question 5

stimulus discrimination training

Answer 5

process of reinforcing behavior only when antecedent stimulus (SD) is present

Question 6

2 steps of stimulus discrimination training

Answer 6

1) when SD is present -> behavior reinforced
2) when other antecedent stimuli besides SD are present, behavior isn’t reinforced

Question 7

S-delta (S△)

Answer 7

antecedent stimulus that’s present when behavior is NOT reinforced

Question 8

three-term contingency (ABCs)

Answer 8

consequence (reinforcer or punisher) is contingent on occurrence of behavior only in presence of antecedent stimulus

-SD -> R -> SR or SP

-SD = discriminative stimulus
R = response (instance of behavior)
SR or SP = reinforcer or punisher

Question 9

generalization

Answer 9

behavior occurs in presence of stimuli that’s similar in some ways to SD that’s present during stimulus discrimination training

Question 10

generalization gradient

Answer 10

the more similar a stimulus is to SD, the more likely a behavior occurs in presence of the stimulus

-less similar stimuli to SD -> behavior less likely to occur in presence of stimuli

-also occurs when response occurs in different circumstances (context, time, people)