Unit 03 Flashcards
Methods for objectively observing and measuring behavior are _________ observations.
direct
_____________ reinforcement is the procedure of removing a stimulus immediately after a response that results in an increase in some aspect of the behavior.
Negative
A consequence that immediately follows a response and results in an increase in some aspect of the behavior is called a(n) __________.
reinforcer
The subject matter of behavior analysis is __________.
behavior
Self-__________ observations occur when the observer relies on an individual’s memory of the behavior.
report
A(n) __________ refers to the causal relation between two events. If “X” occurs, then “Y” occurs
contingency
When a set of responses share the same consequence, the responses are said to comprise the same __________ class.
operant
A reinforcer is any event, or stimulus, that immediately follows a response and results in a(n) __________ in some aspect of the behavior.
increase
The natural science of behavior is called __________.
behavior analysis
A(n) __________ is any event, or stimulus, that immediately follows a response and results in an increase in some aspect of the behavior.
reinforcer
A(n) __________ is an environmental event that occurs immediately after a response.
consequence
The “__________-man test” is a helpful rule-of-thumb that is often used when deciding if something is or isn’t considered behavior
dead
The shape or the form of the response is referred to as the __________.
topography
Behavior is defined as any __________ of a living organism.
activity
_____________ reinforcement is the procedure of presenting a reinforcer immediately after a response that results in an increase in some aspect of the behavior.
Positive
