Schedules of Reinforcement Flashcards
A schedule in which reinforcement is delivered after a set number of responses is a… A. FR B. FI C. VI D. VR
A
A schedule in which reinforcement varies around a specific average number of responses is a… A. FR B. FI C. VI D. VR
D
Reinforcement provided following the first response after a set length of time is… A. FR B. FI C. VI D. VR
B
Reinforcement is provided following the first response after a period of time, where the duration of the period of time varies around a specific average is… A. FR B. FI C. VI D. VR
C
Complex schedules of reinforcement include… A. FR B. Extinction C. Chain schedules D. DRO
C
Complex or compound schedules of reinforcement include combined elements of two or more basic schedules of reinforcement (chained, mixed, tandem schedules, alternative schedules)
Complex, or compound, schedules of reinforcement include…
A. Alternative schedules (alt)
B. continuous reinforcement (CRF)
C. differential reinforcement of paces responding (DRP)
D. Limited hold (LH)
A
A child always receives a token for the first correct response after a two minute timer sounds. Which schedule of reinforcement is this? A. FR B. FI C. VI D. VR
B
When a reinforcer is available for only a finite period of time at the end of a fixed or variable interval schedule, the schedule has… A. A ratio strain B. A limited hold C. Conjunctive components D. Change reinforcers
B
To obtain reinforcement, a response must be made within a certain amount of time following the end of an interval. This is a… A. DRL schedule B. Reinforcement interval C. Limited hold D. Ratio interval
C
A limited hold is a limited period of time at the end of an interval during which reinforcement is available. For example, when the elevator arrives you only have a few seconds to step on before the doors closed. In practice, limited holds can be used to increase the probability of a response and can have the effect of slightly increasing response rates on a VI schedule
A teacher offers a reward of a novel activity after classwork is completed. Classwork does not increase. The teacher might…
A. Talk about how hard other classes worked to earn the reward
B. Increase preference of the stimulus through reinforcer sampling
C. Alter the certainty of the reward by using concealed contingencies
D. Threaten to remove the reward if classwork does not increase
B Reinforcer sampling will allow the children to experience the novel activity, and could increase the reinforcing value of it. Making the reinforcer more immediate and certain with a shorter time of class work will also make the reinforcer more powerful. Talking about how others have had fun with an activity can be enticing to the class and increase preference for the activity
A teacher offers a reward of a novel activity after class work is completed. Classwork does not increase. The teacher might… A. Increase preference of the stimulus by having a shorter classwork time B. Alter the certainty of the reward by making the activity time longer C. Alter the immediacy and certainty of the reward by making it contingent on the last hour of class work D. All of the above
C
You can increase a post Reinforcement pause by…
A. Decreasing the duration of a VI schedule
B. Increasing the duration of a VI schedule
C. Increasing the duration of an FI schedule
D. Decreasing the duration of an FI schedule
C
Reinforcement delivered after one, seven, four, three, and five responses represents which schedule of reinforcement? A. VI 20 B. VR 20 C. VR 4 D. FR 4
C
A teacher decides to make recess contingent on on task behavior. This will be more powerful if…
A. Recess is earned for the children working hard and the definition of on task is clearly defined
B. Loss of recess is based on clearly defined criteria
C. The criterion for earning recess and the definition of on task are clearly defined
D. A general criteria for loss of recesses talk to the class
C
A child always gets a token for the first correct response after an average of three minutes. Which schedule of reinforcement is this? A. VI B. FI C. VR D. FR
A
