BCBA Reinforcement Schedules and Contingency Management 2

Question 1

Differential Reinforcement of Other behavior (DRO) is defined as delivering reinforcement:

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Contingent on the absence of the target behavior during a set interval

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Only for a specific alternative behavior

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For low rates of the target behavior

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Only for behaviors incompatible with the target behavior

Question 2

Which differential reinforcement procedure is MOST appropriate when the goal is to teach a specific replacement behavior that physically cannot occur simultaneously with the problem behavior?

Accepted Answer

DRI (Differential Reinforcement of Incompatible behavior)

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DRO (Differential Reinforcement of Other behavior)

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DRL (Differential Reinforcement of Low rates)

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DRH (Differential Reinforcement of High rates)

Question 3

Ratio strain is best described as:

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A breakdown in responding caused by increasing ratio requirements too rapidly

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Increased responding when ratio requirements are raised

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The natural post-reinforcement pause on fixed ratio schedules

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Strong resistance to extinction on dense ratio schedules

Question 4

An extinction burst refers to:

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A temporary increase in response rate, intensity, or variability when extinction is first implemented

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A sudden decrease in behavior when extinction begins

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Spontaneous recovery of behavior after a rest period

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Complete and permanent cessation of behavior during extinction

Question 5

Continuous reinforcement (CRF) is MOST appropriate during which phase of learning?

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Acquisition phase to initially establish a new behavior

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Maintenance phase to keep behavior stable long-term

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Generalization phase to extend behavior to new settings

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Fluency phase to increase response speed

Question 6

The Premack Principle states that:

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A high-probability behavior can reinforce a low-probability behavior

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Any neutral stimulus becomes a reinforcer through repeated pairing with existing reinforcers

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Organisms always prefer variable schedules over fixed schedules

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Behavior is solely controlled by its immediate antecedents

Question 7

The matching law states that organisms on concurrent schedules:

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Distribute responding proportional to the relative rate of reinforcement available on each schedule

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Always choose the schedule with the highest fixed ratio requirement

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Match the topography of modeled responses before accessing reinforcement

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Respond equally across all simultaneously available schedules