Exam 31: Shaping and Schedules of Reinforcement: A Comprehensive Guide

A direct assessment procedure is one which typically relies on a verbal description of the problem behavior emitted by the client.

Reinforcement is given immediately after a response during a session, provided that that response is separated from the preceding response by some minimal time period.This refers to a(n):

According to the proposed guidelines for the use of instruction, modeling, and physical guidance, what behavioral principle is used with all three procedures?

In studies of newborn infants, flinging out the arms sideways is a CR to a loud sound.

Escape conditioning and positive reinforcement are similar in that:

Feeding a person very salty food, which would establish water as a reinforcer and also evoke behavior such as asking for a drink (that has been reinforced by receipt of water), is an example of forward chaining.

Many people are aware of the health hazards of being overweight, and yet many people have difficulty resisting an extra dessert.That is because:

Deciding on the type of token to be used depends mainly on the type of:

Eating is reinforced by the taste of food.This is an example of:

A chaining method in which the client is required to attempt each of the steps in the chain from the beginning to the end on each trial is referred to as:

Which of the following involves teaching clients to counteract irrational negative self- statements with more positive and realistic statements?

The child hears the bell (which rings continuously)of an ice cream wagon, goes out to the street and buys ice cream, bites the ice cream, and salivates.The sound of the bell will become a(n)for going to the street to buy ice cream.

An adventitious chain is one in which each response component of the chain is necessary for reinforcement.

Which of the following would be classified as habit disorders?

Strong negative verbal stimuli make up the category of:

Which of the following is not one of the strategies recommended for managing consequences in a self-control program?

When the probability of the behavior is different in the presence of two different stimuli or situations, ________________is occurring.

The data line on a cumulative graph can never decrease.

Which of the following is not a cause of relapse in self-control programs?

Suppose that a parent says to a child, "Clean your room or you can't watch TV," and the child cleans his room.This is an example of: