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

Who wrote the classic authoritative work on schedules of reinforcement?

A preprogram assessment, a treatment phase, and a follow-up phase are three of the minimal components of a behavior modification program.

An advantage of multiple-baseline designs over the ABAB design is that the former does not require a reversal to baseline conditions.

A child screams loudly in a restaurant, causing some embarrassment for the parent.The parent gives the child an extra dessert, and the child is quiet.The parent's behavior of giving the extra dessert has been influenced by:

When you arrive at a party, you think to yourself, "I'm glad lots of people are dancing, I hate to just sit around." This is an example of:

To ensure generalization to the natural environment, a client should not be told why he/she is receiving a token.

It is important to consider the causes of undesirable behavior because it may lead one to appropriately conclude that other specialists should deal with the problem.

Practicing a reaction that is incompatible with a nervous reaction is a component of:

Which of the following is not one of the levels or tasks assessed by the ABLA-R test?

No more than 4 reinforced trials should occur at any given fading step before the stimuli of that particular step are changed.

A type of behavior therapy originally developed for treating suicidal individuals diagnosed with borderline personality disorder is known as:

Studying for a course is an example of a behavior.

Behavior analysis refers to the scientific study of laws that govern the behavior of human beings and other animals.

An example of extinction is when you tell someone to stop smoking cigarettes, and the person stops.

____________and ____________are two general methods of weaning clients from tokens when transferring behavior to the natural environment.

Reinforcing a response in the presence of a particular stimulus and extinguishing that response in the presence of some other stimulus is known as:

Research has shown that extinction can be successfully applied in any setting.

A procedure for overcoming phobias in which the therapist models graded approaches to the feared stimulus is known as:

Littering, recycling, energy conservation, and job skills training are all sub-areas that have been dealt with successfully by behavior modification in the area of behavioral community psychology.

The person who initially developed behavioral treatments for children with autism is Ivar Lovaas.