Unit 1

Question 1

A decrease in the current frequency of behavior that has been reinforced by the stimulus that is increased in reinforcing effectiveness by the same motivating operation.

Answer 1

Abative effect

Question 2

A reinforcer that is related to access to desired actions, such as playing games, leisure time, or listening to music.

Answer 2

Activity reinforcer

Question 3

A procedure in which antecedents are manipulated to influence the target behavior.

Answer 3

Antecedent control procedure

Question 4

A set of stimuli that share a common relationship. All stimuli in an antecedent stimulus class evoke the same operant behavior, or elicit the same respondent behavior.

Answer 4

Antecedent stimulus class

Question 5

Antecedent stimuli that evoke the same response but do not resemble each other in physical form or share a relational aspect such as bigger or under.

Answer 5

Arbitrary stimulus

Question 6

A technologically consistent behavior modification method that possesses sufficient generality across subjects, settings, and/or behaviors to warrant its codification and dissemination.

Answer 6

Behavior change tactic

Question 7

A formerly neutral stimulus change that elicits respondent behavior only after it has been paired with an unconditioned stimulus.

Answer 7

Conditioned stimulus

Question 8

A procedure for investigating conditional relations and stimulus equivalence.

Answer 8

Matching to sample

Question 9

A type of prompt in which the trainer demonstrates the target behavior for the learner.

Answer 9

Modeling prompt

Question 10

A type of prompting in which the trainer physically assists the learner to engage in the correct behavior at the correct time.

Answer 10

Physical prompting

Question 11

A type of reinforcement in which, contingent on the behavior, a stimulus or event is presented and the probability of the behavior increases in the future.

Answer 11

Positive reinforcement

Question 12

A stimulus that will increase the future probability of a behavior when the stimulus is delivered contingent on the occurrence of the behavior.

Answer 12

Positive reinforcer

Question 13

A type of positive reinforcement in which the opportunity to engage in a high-probability behavior is made contingent on the occurrence of a low-probability behavior to increase the low-probability behavior.

Answer 13

Premack principle

Question 14

A method used to increase the likelihood that a person will engage in the correct behavior at the correct time, which may involve the behavior of the trainer or supplemental environmental stimuli.

Answer 14

Prompt

Question 15

A procedure in which the trainer presents the discriminative stimulus and then, after a specific interval of time, presents the prompt.

Answer 15

Prompt delay

Question 16

The gradual removal of prompts as the behavior continues to occur in the presence of the discriminative stimulus.

Answer 16

Prompt fading

Question 17

Occurs when a stimulus change immediately follows a response and increases the future frequency of that type of behavior in similar conditions.

Answer 17

Reinforcement

Question 18

The stimulus that follows the behavior and increase the occurrence of the behavior in the future.

Answer 18

Reinforcer

Question 19

An environmental event that can be detected by one of the senses.

Answer 19

Stimulus

Question 20

A group of stimuli that all have the same functional effect on a particular behavior. For example, each stimulus in a stimulus class may function as a discriminative stimulus for a particular behavior.

Answer 20

Stimulus class

Question 21

The conventional procedure requires one behavior and two antecedent stimulus conditions.

Answer 21

Stimulus discrimination training

Question 22

Stimuli that represent the range of relevant stimulus situations in which the response is to occur after training.

Answer 22

Stimulus exemplars

Question 23

The gradual elimination of a stimulus prompt as the behavior continues to occur in the presence of the discriminative stimulus.

Answer 23

Stimulus fading

Question 24

Some change in an antecedent stimulus or the addition or removal of an antecedent stimulus, with the goal of making a correct response more likely.

Answer 24

Stimulus prompt

Question 25

A procedure in which two stimuli are presented at the same time, usually repeatedly for a number of trials, which often results in one stimulus acquiring the function of the other stimulus.

Answer 25

Stimulus-stimulus pairing

Question 26

A process in which prompts are removed once the target behavior is occurring in the presence of the discriminative stimulus.

Answer 26

Transfer of stimulus control

Question 27

The stimulus component of an unconditioned reflex; a stimulus change that elicits respondent behavior without any prior learning.

Answer 27

Unconditioned stimulus

Question 28

The occurrence alone of a stimulus that acquired its function by being paired with an already effective stimulus, or the occurrence of the stimulus in the absence as well as in the presence of the effective stimulus.

Answer 28

Unpairing

Question 29

A type of prompt in which the verbal behavior of another person results in the correct behavior of the trainee in the presence of the discriminative stimulus.

Answer 29

Verbal prompt