review quiz

Question 1

dependent variable

Answer 1

a measure of the subjects behavior

Question 2

independent variable

Answer 2

the variable the experimenter systematically manipulates to influence the dependent variable

Question 3

to confound variables

Answer 3

to change or allow to change two or more independent variables at the same time so you cannot determine which variables are responsible for problem behaviors

Question 4

response topography

Answer 4

the sequence, form, or location of components of a response relative to the rest of the body

Question 5

shaping with reinforcement

Answer 5

the differential reinforcement of only the response that more and more closely resembles the terminal behavior

Question 6

variable-outcome shaping

Answer 6

shaping that involves a change in the value of the reinforcer or aversive condition, as performance more and more resembles the terminal behavior

Question 7

functional assessment

Answer 7

an assessment of contingencies responsible for problem behavior

Question 8

motivating operation

Answer 8

a procedure or condition that affects learning and performance with respect to a particular reinforcer or aversive stimulus

Question 9

premack principle

Answer 9

if one activity occurs more often than another, the opportunity to do the most frequent activity will reinforcer the less frequent activity

Question 10

discriminative stimulus

Answer 10

a stimulus in the presence of which a particular response will be reinforced or punished.

Question 11

prompt

Answer 11

a supplemental stimulus that raises the probability of a correct response

Question 12

the aggression principle

Answer 12

aversive stimuli and extinction are motivating operations for aggression reinforcers