Topic 5

Question 1

Positive Punishment

Answer 1

Add something aversive- Behaviour decreases

A child touches a hot stove (behaviour), and the pain (stimulus) decreases the likelihood of touching it again.

Question 2

Negative Punishment

Answer 2

Remove something desirable- Behaviour decreases

Come home past curfew, ur parents take your phone. You are less likely to stay out past curfew knowing you will get your phone taken away

Question 3

Premack Principle

Answer 3

Low prob behaviours can punish high prob behaviours

Ex. If you enjoyed drinking coffee, but everytime you drank coffee you had to read a book. You are less likely to be drinking that coffee.

Question 4

Contingency

“a future event”

Answer 4

Stronger linkage = faster learning

Question 5

Contiguity

“being in direct contact of something”

Answer 5

Immediate punishment = better learining

Question 6

Intensity

Answer 6

higher intensity punishment = greater behaviour suppression

Question 7

Overcorrection

Answer 7

effortful behaviour to correct damage

Question 8

Contigent Excercise

Answer 8

Excercise unrelated to behaviour

Question 9

Guided Compliance

Answer 9

Physically guide to comply

Question 10

Physical Restraint

Answer 10

Hold body still

Question 11

Response Blocking

Answer 11

Stop behaviour physically

Question 12

Timeout

Answer 12

Loss of positive reinforcement

Question 13

Response cost

Answer 13

Loss of reinforcer

Question 14

Negative reinforcement

Answer 14

Increasing a behaviour by removing something aversive

Question 15

Reinforcement

Answer 15

to increase a behaviour

Question 16

Escape Learning

Answer 16

You do something to escape an unpleasent stimulus that is already happening

Question 17

Avoidance learning

Answer 17

You do something to avoid an unpleasent stimulus before it happens