Terms

Question 1

reinforcement that produced independent of the social environment
-describes what the reinforcer is not
-not within control of therapist and can’t be manipulated
-constantly available: behavior and reinforcer areinseperable (behavior and SR+ are one in the same)

Answer 1

Automatic reinforcement definitions

Question 2

-other preferred items may not compete
-behavior may be difficult to change
-no one single approach to reducing behavior maintained by automatic reinforcement
-function based treatment will be most effective

Answer 2

Automatic reinforcement cont.

Question 3

behavior is more probably in low stimulation environments

Answer 3

Hypothesis of automatic reinforcement

Question 4

-Matched stimuli
-Antecedent exercise

Answer 4

Antecedent interventions for automatic reinforcement

Question 5

stimulation that is the same or similar to that produced by problem behavior
-provide non-contingent access to the item

Answer 5

Matched stimuli

Question 6

-blocking
-differential reinforcement

Answer 6

Consequence bases interventions for automatic reinforcement

Question 7

prevent person from exhibiting response

Answer 7

Blocking

Question 8

behavior that a) Is occasioned by another person’s model of the behavior, b) has formal similarity with the model, c) follows the modeled behavior closely in time, and d) the model is the primary controlling variable for the imitative behavior. A new behavior emitted following a novel antecedent event. No history of reinforcement

Answer 8

imitation

Question 9

an operant that occurs more frequently under some antecedent conditions than others- occurs because of history of reinforcement

Answer 9

discriminated operant