Unit 5

Question 1

Artificial contingency

Answer 1

Explicitly arranged

Question 2

Natural contingency:

Answer 2

Not explicitly arranged

Question 3

Continuous schedule of reinforcement:

Answer 3

Every response is reinforced

Question 4

Extinction schedule (EXT):

Answer 4

Behavior is never reinforced

Question 5

Extinction schedule is a

Schedule of _____

Answer 5

Non-reinforcement

Question 6

Intermittent schedule of reinforcement:

Answer 6

Some responses are reinforced, others are not

Question 7

Fixed schedule:

Answer 7

Schedule criteria remains the same

Question 8

Variable schedule:

Answer 8

Schedule criteria changes around an average value

Question 9

Ratio schedule:

Answer 9

Reinforcement follows certain number of responses

Question 10

Fixed ratio (FR):

Answer 10

Reinforcement follows set # of responses

Question 11

Variable ratio (VR):

Answer 11

Reinforcement follows varying number of responses

Question 12

Interval schedule:

Answer 12

Reinforcement follows the first response after period of time

Question 13

Fixed interval (FI)

Answer 13

Reinforcement follows the first response after set period of time

Question 14

Variable interval (VI):

Answer 14

Reinforcement follows the first response after varying period of time

Question 15

Limited hold:

Answer 15

Timespan after interval when response must occur to obtain reinforcement

Question 16

Limited hold Applies to:

Answer 16

FI and VI schedules

Question 17

Time-based schedule: _____

Answer 17

Stimulus delivered or removed independent of responding

Question 18

Fixed time (FT):

Answer 18

Stimulus delivered or removed after set period of time, independent of responding

Question 19

Variable time (VT):

Answer 19

Stimulus delivered or removed after varying period of time, independent of responding

Question 20

Recovery from punishment:

Answer 20

Reemergence of previously punished behavior after punishment is discontinued

Question 21

Differential reinforcement (DR):

Answer 21

Procedure involving reinforcement and extinction

Question 22

Differentiation: result when ______

Answer 22

DR is based on different response topographies

Question 23

Shaping:

Answer 23

DR used to gradually change topography or dimension of a response

Question 24

Inter-response time (IRT):

Answer 24

Time between two successive responses

Question 25

Compound schedule:

Answer 25

Combination of 2 or more basic or DR schedules

Question 26

Concurrent schedule:

Answer 26

2 or more schedules operating simultaneously but independently for different responses

Question 27

Matching law:

Answer 27

Distribution of responding is equal to relative rate of reinforcement for each response

Question 28

Matching law occurs on:

Answer 28

Concurrent schedules

Question 29

Multiple schedule:

Answer 29

2 or more basic schedules of reinforcement that alternate, different stimulus for each

Question 30

Behavioral contrast:

Answer 30

Shift in response dimension in an unchanged condition due to a change in another condition

Question 31

Behavioral contrast occurs on:

Answer 31

Multiple schedule

Question 32

Mixed schedule:

Answer 32

2 or more basic schedules that alternate without signaling stimuli

Question 33

Chained schedule:

Answer 33

2 or more schedules of reinforcement operate sequentially and in a specific order

Question 34

In a Chained schedule the | Components of schedule are:

Answer 34

Signaled

Question 35

In a Multiple schedule Components of schedule are:

Answer 35

Signaled

Question 36

In a Chained schedule the Terminal reinforcer comes:

Answer 36

At the end of the entire sequence

Question 37

Tandem schedule:

Answer 37

2 or more schedules of reinforcement operate sequentially and in a specific order, and reinforcement is earned when both schedule components are completed

Question 38

In a Tandem schedule the | Components of schedule are:

Answer 38

NOT signaled

Question 39

In a Mixed schedule the | Components of schedule are:

Answer 39

NOT signaled

Question 40

In a Tandem schedule the | Terminal reinforcer comes:

Answer 40

At the end of the entire sequence

Question 41

Alternative schedule:

Answer 41

2 or more schedules of reinforcement operate simultaneously and reinforcement is earned when one of the schedule components is completed

Question 42

In an Alternative schedule Reinforcement is earned when....

Answer 42

One of the schedule components is completed

Question 43

Conjunctive schedule:

Answer 43

2 or more schedules of reinforcement operate simultaneously and reinforcement is earned when both schedule components are completed

Question 44

In a Conjunctive schedule the Reinforcement is earned:

Answer 44

When both schedule components are completed

Question 45

4 simple intermittent schedules:

Answer 45

FR, FI, VR, VI

Question 46

4 parameters of reinforcement:

Answer 46

Rate, magnitude, quality, immediacy

Question 47

DRH stands for:

Answer 47

Differential reinforcement of HIGH rates of responding

Question 48

DRH is Reinforcement contingent on:

Answer 48

Response rate equal to or higher than criterion

Question 49

DRL stands for:

Answer 49

Differential reinforcement of LOW rates of responding

Question 50

DRL is Reinforcement contingent on:

Answer 50

Response rate equal to or lower than criterion

Question 51

DRD stands for:

Answer 51

Differential reinforcement of DIMINISHING rates of responding

Question 52

DRD Reinforcement is contingent on:

Answer 52

Response rate equal to or lower than a decreasing criterion

Question 53

DRP stands for:

Answer 53

Differential reinforcement of PACED responding

Question 54

DRP Reinforcement contingent on:

Answer 54

Response rate within a specific range

Question 55

Schedule thinning:

Answer 55

Increase of response requirement within reinforcement contingency

Question 56

Ratio strain:

Answer 56

Decrease in responding due to increase in schedule requirements