Topic 6

Question 1

What is operant extinction?

Answer 1

The procedure of withholding reinforcers that maintain a behavior

Question 2

What is Classical (Respondent) extinction?

Answer 2

1. A conditioned stimulus that has been
   previously paired with an unconditioned
   stimulus and produces a conditioned response
2. Is no longer followed by the unconditioned
   stimulus
3. And as a result, the conditioned response is
   weakened (decreases, or stops occurring)

Question 3

What is an extinction burst?

Answer 3

increase in frequency, duration, and/or intensity of the unreinforced behavior during the extinction process ex: an individual may initially exhibit a heightened response, like a final desperate attempt to reinstate the previous reinforcement.

Question 4

What is increase in operant variability?

Answer 4

other behaviors are more likely to occur during extinction

Question 5

What is an emotional response?

Answer 5

Heightened emotional state during extinction can lead to aggression

Question 6

What is spontaneous recovery?

Answer 6

the tendency for extinguished behavior to occur again in situations the same as or similar to those where it had been previously reinforced

Question 7

What is partial reinforcement effect?

Answer 7

Schedules that reinforce more intermittently take longer to extinguish than schedules that reinforce less intermittently

Question 8

Is extinction nonaversive?

Answer 8

yes, it doesn’t involve punishment procedures

Question 9

What are the five steps of functional assessment process?

Answer 9

1.Identify and define target behavior that needs to be increased and/or decreased
2. Initiate baseline data collection
3.Complete functional assessment
4. Develop and implement treatment
5. Evaluate

Question 10

What are the two types of Functional assessment?

Answer 10

Exploratory: test a range of possible functions
Hypothesis Testing: test hypothesis from descriptive assessment

Question 11

What are the two categories of reinforcement?

Answer 11

Mediated by the actions of others
Not mediated by others

Question 12

What is a downside to putting one through extinction?

Answer 12

It can only tell an individual what not to do, you also must incorporate reinforcement of alternative behaviors to encourage shift of behavior to more desirable actions

Question 13

What is generalization?

Answer 13

getting the shift in behavior to apply to multiple situations and environments

Question 14

What is a issue with operant extinction

Answer 14

Must be able to identify reinforcer for problem behavior, which could be difficult.