Behavior Reduction and Antecedent Interventions Flashcards

DRI (Differential Reinforcement of Incompatible behavior) requires that the alternative behavior:

Answer: Cannot physically occur at the same time as the problem behavior

In DRI, the reinforced response must be topographically incompatible with the problem behavior, meaning both cannot occur simultaneously.

Spontaneous recovery refers to:

Answer: The reappearance of an extinguished behavior after a period of time without extinction sessions

Spontaneous recovery is the re-emergence of a previously extinguished response following a period of rest, even without any additional reinforcement.

Which function of problem behavior is identified when the behavior increases following the removal of an aversive task?

Answer: Escape/avoidance

When problem behavior is negatively reinforced by removal of an aversive stimulus (e.g., a task), the function is escape or avoidance.

A behavior analyst uses a visual schedule to reduce transition-related problem behavior. This is best described as a(n):

Answer: Antecedent-based intervention

Visual schedules are antecedent arrangements that modify the environment before problem behavior occurs to reduce its likelihood.

Planned ignoring is most appropriate as an intervention when problem behavior is maintained by:

Answer: Adult attention

Planned ignoring withholds social attention as the reinforcer; it is only effective when the function of problem behavior is attention-seeking.

Which concept describes the idea that punishment is most effective when delivered immediately after the behavior?

Answer: Immediacy

The immediacy principle states that consequences—both reinforcement and punishment—have greater behavior-change effects when they follow the behavior immediately.