Week 2

Question 1

Stimulus change that follows a behavior of interest and changes the probability of its future occurrence.

Answer 1

Consequence

Question 2

Response is followed by removal, postponement or decrease in intensity of an aversive stimulus that results in similar responses occurring more

Answer 2

Negative reinforcement

Question 3

Response is followed by presentation or increase in intensity of a stimulus that results in similar responses occurring more

Answer 3

Positive reinforcement

Question 4

Behavior - stimulus change relation that occurs without the presentation of consequences by other people

Answer 4

Automatic reinforcement

Question 5

A stimulus change that functions as a reinforcer because of prior pairing with one other reinforcer

Answer 5

Conditioned reinforcer

Question 6

A stimulus change that functions as a reinforcer because of prior pairing with two or more reinforcers

Answer 6

Generalized conditioned reinforcers

Question 7

Someone or something that behaves

Answer 7

Behaver

Question 8

A stimulus in the presence of which a particular behavior has been differentials reinforced

Answer 8

SD for reinforcement

Question 9

SD for a given behavior is correlated with

Answer 9

Differential availability of the consequence that maintains the behavior

Question 10

Group of topographically different responses that generate the same consequence.

Answer 10

Response class

Question 11

Response is followed by presentation or increase in intensity of stimulus by others that increases the probability of occurrence of that response.

Answer 11

Social positive reinforcement

Question 12

Pairing NS with unconditioned or conditioned reinforcer will establish the NS as a

Answer 12

Conditioned reinforcer

Question 13

Any behavior that generates consequences

Answer 13

Operant

Question 14

What the behavior looks like

Answer 14

Topography

Question 15

A stimulus change that increases future probability of similar responses it follows

Answer 15

Reinforcer

Question 16

Accidentally reinforcing a behavior could result in

Answer 16

Superstitious behavior

Question 17

The activity of an organism

Answer 17

Behavior

Question 18

Behavior is a

Answer 18

Movement

Question 19

Stimulus condition whose termination functions as a reinforcer for the given behavior

Answer 19

Aversive stimulus

Question 20

A response prevents or postpones the presentation of aversive stimuli

Answer 20

Avoidance contingency

Question 21

A response terminates an ongoing aversive stimulus

Answer 21

Escape contingency

Question 22

Escape and avoidance contingencies are maintained by

Answer 22

Negative reinforcement

Question 23

A stimulus in the presence of which a reinforcer for a particular behavior has been withheld

Answer 23

S-delta for reinforcement

Question 24

Reinforcer without learning history

Answer 24

Unconditioned reinforcer

Question 25

Positive and negative reinforcement result in ______ in probability of occurrence of the behavior that is being reinforced

Answer 25

Increase

Question 26

Effects of consequences on the behavior

Answer 26

Operant learning

Question 27

Operant behavior is

Answer 27

Voluntary

Question 28

Deliver the reinforcer, following the target response within

Answer 28

30 seconds

Question 29

SD has _______ effect on a particular behavior

Answer 29

Evocative

Question 30

Specific instance of a behavior

Answer 30

Response

Question 31

Automatic reinforcement occurs independent of

Answer 31

Social mediation of other

Question 32

Automatic reinforcers are naturally produced sensory consequences that

Answer 32

Sound good, taste good, smells good, look good, and feel good

Question 33

Behavior-stimulus casual relationship

Answer 33

Contingency

Question 34

Stimulus change that occurs prior to a response

Answer 34

Antecedent

Question 35

Procedure of reinforcing a behavior

Answer 35

Reinforcement