Unit 3 Ch. 15 Terms and Quiz Flashcards
1
Q
What are two principal ways negative punishment occurs?
A
Time out and Response.
2
Q
What is the full name for time-out and how it is defined?
A
- Time-out from positive reinforcement” .
- Is defined as the withdrawal of the opportunity to earn positive reinforcement or the loss of access to positive reinforcers for a specified time, contingent on the occurrence of a behavior.
3
Q
From what three perspectives can time-out be viewed?
A
- Procedural
- conceptual
- functional
4
Q
What are the two basic types of time-out?
A
non-exclusion and exclusion.
5
Q
Define planned ignoring and contingent observation.
A
- When social reinforcers- usually attention, physical contact, or verbal interaction are removed for a brief period, contingent on the occurrence of an inappropriate behavior.
- The person is repositioned within an existing setting such that observation of on-going activities remains, but access to reinforcement is loss.
6
Q
What is response cost?
A
- A form of punishment in which the loss of a specific amount of reinforcement occurs, contingent on an inappropriate behavior, and results in the decreased probability of the future occurrence of the behavior.