Exam 23: Functional Assessment of Problem Behavior

Describe an example of how external sensory negative reinforcement could produce undesirable behavior.

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Question 21

A functional assessment of the causes of a problem behavior involves asking what two questions?

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Question 22

Briefly describe three approaches to functional assessment, that is, three ways of identifying controlling variables of problem behavior.

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Question 23

What is a strong indicator that a problem behavior is being maintained as a way of escaping from demands? Give an example illustrating this indicator.

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Question 24

What is another name for "sensory reinforcement," and what assumption is the other name based on?

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Question 25

Describe the main components in the treatment of Joel's anger.

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Question 26

What were two plausible explanations of the behavior of the child flushing jewelry down the toilet? How did the treatment procedure take both possibilities into account?

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Describe an example of how external sensory negative reinforcement could produce undesirable behavior.

A functional assessment of the causes of a problem behavior involves asking what two questions?

Briefly describe three approaches to functional assessment, that is, three ways of identifying controlling variables of problem behavior.

What is a strong indicator that a problem behavior is being maintained as a way of escaping from demands? Give an example illustrating this indicator.

What is another name for "sensory reinforcement," and what assumption is the other name based on?

Describe the main components in the treatment of Joel's anger.

What were two plausible explanations of the behavior of the child flushing jewelry down the toilet? How did the treatment procedure take both possibilities into account?

Introduction

Areas of Application: an Overview

Respondent Classical, Pavlovian Conditioning of Reflexive Behavior

Increasing a Behavior With Positive Reinforcement

Increasing Behavior With Conditioned Reinforcement

Decreasing a Behavior With Operant Extinction

Getting a New Behavior to Occur With Shaping

Developing Behavioral Persistence With Schedules of Reinforcement

Responding at the Right Time and Place: Stimulus Discrimination and Stimulus Generalization

Changing the Stimulus Control of a Behavior With Fading

Getting a New Sequence of Behaviors to Occur With Behavior Chaining

Differential Reinforcement Procedures to Decrease Behavior

Decreasing Behavior With Punishment

Establishing Behavior by Escape and Avoidance Conditioning

Respondent and Operant Conditioning Together

Transferring Behavior to New Settings and Making It Last: Generality of Behavior Change

Antecedent Control: Rules and Goals

Antecedent Control: Modeling, Guidance, and Situational Inducement

Antecedent Control: Motivation

Behavioral Assessment: Initial Considerations

Direct Behavioral Assessment: What to Record and How

Doing Behavior Modification Research

Planning, Applying, and Evaluating a Behavioral Program

Token Economies

Helping an Individual to Develop Self-Control

Approaches to Behavior Therapy: Cognitive Restructuring; Self-Directed Coping Methods; and Mindfulness and Acceptance Procedures

Psychological Disorders Treated by Behavioral and Cognitive Behavioral Therapies

Giving It All Some Perspective: a Brief History

Ethical Issues

Shaping and Schedules of Reinforcement: A Comprehensive Guide

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