The Reinforcer

Question 1

( Blank ) conditioning is the type of learning in which the future probability of a behavior is affected by it consequence
- pioneered by B.F.Skinner

Answer 1

operant

Question 2

( Blank) is any item, event. or stimulus that occurs after a behavior
- anything that follows a behavior

Answer 2

Consequence

Question 3

What is the consequence in this sentence ?
“Meredith has a not eaten in 5 hours, She sees a vending machine and is in heaven. She puts money in the machine and selects G6. A bag of chips falls down into the slot for her to grab.”

Answer 3

A bag of chips falls down into the slot

Question 4

What is the Behavior in this sentence ?
“Meredith has a not eaten in 5 hours, She sees a vending machine and is in heaven. She puts money in the machine and selects G6. A bag of chips falls down into the slot for her to grab.”

Answer 4

Puts money into the machine and selects G6

Question 5

Consquences can either :
_________ ( strengthen ) frequency of behavior or

___________ ( weaken ) frequency of behavior

Answer 5

Increase or decrease

Question 6

( Blank) is any physical change that occurs in the immediate environment inside or outside of the body and affects one or more sneery systems
examples :
a sound
Light
pressure
temp
events
actives
feelings
Conditions

Answer 6

Stimulus

Question 7

( Blank) is a muscular glandur, or Nero-electrical activity
Rules
- think of verbs or action words
- check it with the dead persons test

Answer 7

Behavior

Question 8

T/F
The dead persons test sates that if a dead person can do it , it probably is not behavior

Answer 8

True

Question 9

( Blank) is a stimulus that increases the frequency of a response it follows

Answer 9

Reinforcer

Question 10

What is the reinforcer in this sentence and what is being increased ?
“Juana makes a farting sound in class and the classroom laughs. Joanna begins to makes other inappropriate sounds in class. “

Answer 10

The classroom laughing functions as a reinforcer which increases her sound making

Question 11

Delivering the reinforcer :
( Blank) reinforcement is no lower than 1 second
( Blank) reinforcement is between 1 and 60 seconds

Answer 11

Immediate

Delayed

Question 12

What is the 60 seconds test ?

Answer 12

The 60 seconds test :
Does the consequence ( or outcome of the behavior ) occur within 60 seconds
if not , we connect call it reinforcer

Question 13

T/F
What is the reinforcer assessment ?
- checks the assumed reinforcer first before spending much time trying to reinforce behaviors making sure you have a true reinforcer
Example : Want to use raisins to reinforce a young girls’s talking
Make sure the girl will eat them first

Answer 13

True

Question 14

T/F
Reinforcer assessment procedures designed to make sure the assumed reinforcement is the most effective reinforcer available
Example : The force choice method allow the individual to select one or two potential reinforces from a set
repeated a few times with the two stimulus to reliably asses the indvidual’s preference between the two

Answer 14

True

Question 15

When behavior is followed by a reinforcer, the frequency of that behavior increases when this occurs that behaviors enters ( Blank)
- is not a thing per say but a collection of all the behaviors we can do !

Answer 15

Repertoire

Question 16

Basic template Example ;
Tina asked her mom for a snack by saying “ Can I have some chips please ?’ and her mom gavee her some chips. Tina’s use of polite words like please increases.
Before ( no reinforcer):
Behavior ( behaver) :
60s test
After( Reinforcer):

Answer 16

Before ( no reinforcer): Tina does not have chips

Behavior ( behaver) : Tina says Can I have some chips

60s test

After( Reinforcer): Tina has chips

Question 17

T/F
Basic template :
Before : no reinforcer ——> Behavior : behaver ——–> “{ 60s test }” —–> After : Reinforcer
Reminder that the before and after are opposites

Answer 17

True