Unit 5 Flashcards
Antecedents ______ or ________ behavior
evoke or abate
You can see the effects of antecedents in the_______ You can see the effects of consequences through repeated measures _______
here and now;
over time
True or false?
Stimuli can be found within the skin
true
Which of the following is a social antecedent?
A) Your computer shuts off and you restart it
B) Your alarm goes off and you press snooze
C) A boy calls you ugly and you cry
D) Your favorite song comes on and you start dancing
C) A boy calls you ugly and you cry
Antecedents are:
A) Reinforcers and punishers
B) Discriminative stimuli and motivating operations
C) All of the above
B) Discriminative stimuli and motivating operations
Which of the following have evocative and abative effects on behavior?
Reinforcers and punishers
Respondent antecedents
Operant consequences
Operant antecedents
Operant antecedents
Which of the following is an example of an evocative effect?
A. I say, “sit!” and my dog immediately sits
B. I yell, “NO!” and my dog immediately stops chewing on my computer cord
C. I say, “good boy!” when he urinates outside and he urinates outside more frequently over the next few weeks
D. I give my dog a treat and he stops crying
A. I say, “sit!” and my dog immediately sits
Which of the following is an example of an abative effect?
A) You see the “Open” sign on the door and you walk in
B) You see the “Closed” sign on the door and you walk away
C) You see the “Closed” sign on the door and you stop walking toward the door
D) You see an “Open” sign on the door and yell out, “it’s open!”
C) You see the “Closed” sign on the door and you stop walking toward the door
Differential reinforcement results in stimuli, which previously had no effect, now being able to evoke or abate the response
This is a _______-altering effect
function
Differential reinforcement based on topography of response.
differentiation
Differential reinforcement of two different behaviors, one is reinforced and one is not is
differentiation
what to do
Differential reinforcement of 1 behavior, same behavior, under what conditions is it reinforced. When does the behavior pay off?
discrimination
when to do it
Differential reinforcement based on stimulus
discrimination
Function-altering effect results in stimulus having an ______ or ______ effect.
evoking or abating
An SD evokes behavior because
in the past behavior has been reinforced in its presence
Suppresses or abates behavior because in the past reinforcement has been unavailable (can be absence of SD)
S delta
___ evokes bx because of reinforcement
SD
abates bx because of lack of reinforcement
S delta
abates bx, signals punishment
SDP ex. red light
evokes bx, signals punishment is not available
S delta P
Lisa has two best friends, Beth and Eli. When Lisa gossips, Beth always gossips back, but Eli does not participate in gossip talk. Lisa now gossips only in the presence of Beth, but never in the presence of Eli. This is an example of:
Discrimination
When my phone displays at least one bar, I make a phone call. When my phone does not display any bars, I do not make a phone call. In the past, my call goes through in the presence of a bar, but not in the absence. This is an example of:
Discrimination