Exam 15: Differential Reinforcement

What is the result if the problem behavior occurs during the DRO interval?

Matthew frequently screams when he wants attention from his Mom.In order to decrease Matthew's screaming behavior, his Mom does not pay attention to him when he screams.When Matthew quietly asks for attention, his behavior is reinforced with attention from his Mom.Which differential reinforcement procedure is Matthew's Mom using?

The desirable and undesirable behaviors involved in differential reinforcement have schedules of reinforcement that exist at the same time.Behaviors that have reinforcement schedules existing at the same time are referred to as:

Continuous reinforcement should be used throughout the process of using DRA.

In a DRA procedure, when the alternative behavior results in the same reinforcer as the problem behavior, we say that the alternative behavior is ___________ to the problem behavior.

Extinction of the problem behavior is a component of the DRO procedure.

Which of the following is NOT a strategy used in identifying the reinforcer to use in the DRO procedure?

The alternative behavior in a DRA procedure should require ___________ response effort than the problem behavior.

Jeff is a boy with autism who grabs and squeezes his face when the teacher asks him to complete a task.The teacher allows Jeff to leave the room when this occurs because he will stop hurting himself.After 5 minutes, Jeff usually returns to the classroom and completes at least some of the requested task.Describe how you would implement a DRA procedure to increase Jeff's completing schoolwork and decrease his self injurious behavior.

How can a reinforcer for an individual be identified?

It is not necessary to define both the desirable and the undesirable behaviors when using DRA

What is the difference between a whole interval DRO procedure and a momentary DRO procedure?

Utilizing the same reinforcer that is maintaining an undesirable behavior is an effective way to increase a desirable behavior.

Three ways to identify an appropriate reinforcer are___________, ___________, and ___________.

Tommy is frequently asking his parents questions, and they want to decrease his behavior to an acceptable level.Tommy's parents tell him that they will answer a question only if it has been at least 10 minutes since his last question.If Tommy asks a question before the 10-minute interval is up, his parents do not reinforce his behavior with an answer to the question? Which DRL variation are Tommy's parents using?

In order for differential reinforcement to be most effective, the desirable behavior should be reinforced:

Which of the following conditions is(are) necessary in order for DRA to be used?

Which of the following is NOT a type of differential reinforcement?

What is the difference between spaced responding DRL and DRO?

Mary's parents are trying to decrease the number of times that she feeds the family dog during the day.Mary's parents set a criterion level for the maximum number of times that she can feed the dog in a day, and if Mary achieves this level she gets a story read to her at bedtime.Which type of differential reinforcement are Mary's parents using?