Reinforcement Schedules and Contingency Management Flashcards
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In a token economy, tokens function as:
Answer: Conditioned reinforcers earned for target behaviors and exchanged for backup reinforcers
Tokens are conditioned (generalized) reinforcers that acquire value through their association with backup reinforcers and can be exchanged for those backup reinforcers at a later time.
An establishing operation (EO) is a motivating operation that:
Answer: Increases the reinforcing effectiveness of a stimulus and increases behavior that has produced it
An establishing operation increases the current reinforcing effectiveness of a stimulus and simultaneously increases the frequency of behaviors that have previously been reinforced by that stimulus.
An abolishing operation (AO) is best described as:
Answer: A motivating operation that decreases the reinforcing value of a stimulus and decreases relevant behavior
An abolishing operation decreases the reinforcing effectiveness of a stimulus and decreases the current frequency of behavior that has been reinforced by that stimulus.
In a concurrent schedule of reinforcement, the individual:
Answer: Has simultaneous access to two or more independent reinforcement schedules
Concurrent schedules involve two or more independent reinforcement schedules operating simultaneously, providing the individual with a choice between response alternatives at the same time.
Contingency contracting is best defined as:
Answer: A formal, written agreement specifying target behaviors and their consequences
Contingency contracting is a written or verbal agreement between parties that explicitly specifies the target behaviors required and the consequences (reinforcement or penalties) that will follow.
Providing frequent, noncontingent breaks to a student whose problem behavior is maintained by escape from tasks would likely reduce that behavior because it functions as:
Answer: An abolishing operation that reduces the reinforcing value of escape
Noncontingent breaks act as an abolishing operation by satiation of the escape function, reducing the reinforcing value of escape and thereby decreasing the motivation for escape-maintained problem behavior.
Why is intermittent reinforcement critical for the maintenance of behavior?
Answer: It produces behavior that is more resistant to extinction than continuously reinforced behavior
Intermittent reinforcement schedules produce behavior that is far more resistant to extinction than CRF because unpredictable reinforcement makes it difficult for the learner to detect when extinction has begun.