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1
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When the reinforcing stimulus increases the probability that the behavior will recur.

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positive reinforcement

2
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increasing the probability that a behavior will occur by REMOVAL of an undesirable reinforcing stimulus.

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negative reinforcement

3
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A stimulus that follows a behavioral response that DECREASES the probability the behavior will recur.

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aversive stimulus

4
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stimuli that precede the behavioral response and predict that a particular reinforcement will occur.

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discriminative stimuli

5
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A form of psychotherapy, the goal of which is to modify maladaptive behavior patterns by reinforcing more adaptive behaviors.

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behavior therapy

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  • shaping
  • modeling( can be adaptive or mal-)
  • premack principle
  • extinction
  • contingency contracting
  • token economy
  • time out
  • reciprocal inhibition
  • overt sensitization
  • covert sensitization
  • systematic desensitization
  • flooding
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techniques for modifying client behavior

7
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A type of contingency contracting in which the reinforcers for desired behaviors are presented in the form of tokens.
such as tokens to buy a snack or cigs.

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token economy

8
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Also called counter conditioning. It decreases or eliminates a behavior by introducing a more adaptive behavior, but one that is incompatible with the unacceptable behavior.
ex. practicing relaxation in the presence of anxiety.

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Reciprocal inhibition

9
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A type of aversion therapy that produces unpleasant consequences for undesirable behavior.
ex. taking disulfram( Antabuse) to stop drinking

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overt sensitization

10
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relies on the individual’s imagination to produce unpleasant symptoms rather than on medication.

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covert sensitization

11
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a technique to help individuals overcome fear.
ex. afraid of the elevator
-discuss riding it 
-looking a picture of it
-etc.
and eventually riding it
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systematic desensitization

12
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sometimes called implosive therapy. It is like systematic desensitization, but instead of working up to it the individual is flooded with continuous presentation of the phobic stimulus.

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flooding