Exam 16: Antecedent Control Procedures

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Paul wants to increase the amount of time he studies, but is having trouble because he usually ends up playing his favorite video game instead.Paul has his roommate hide the game so that, if he wants to play the game instead of studying, he will first have to spend a lot of time looking for it.This is an example of ____________ for competing behaviors.

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Antecedent control procedures are used when:

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List 6 categories of antecedent manipulations that are used to both increase desirable behaviors and decrease problem behaviors.

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Antecedent manipulations that are used to both increase desirable behaviors and decrease problem behaviors are:
Eliminating the Sᴰ or cues for the problem behavior
Providing the Sᴰ or cues for desirable alternative behaviors
Arranging an abolishing operation for the reinforcer that is maintaining the problem behavior
Creating or enhancing an establishing operation for the reinforcer that is maintaining desirable alternative behaviors
Increasing response effort for the problem behavior
Decreasing response effort for desirable alternative behaviors

Tony wants to decrease his behavior of smoking, so he gets rid of all the cigarettes in his home.Tony also gets rid of his ashtrays and cigarette lighter, and stops going to outdoor bars that are full of people who smoke.Which antecedent control strategy for decreasing a problem behavior is Tony using?

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When identifying and defining the desirable and competing behaviors you need to determine whether you can:

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Andrea wants to start eating a healthier diet, but she is having problems because she likes to eat junk food while studying.Andrea starts eating regular meals so that she is never hungry and less likely to want junk food.Eating regular meals in order to make junk food less desirable is an example of ____________ for competing behaviors.

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Julie wants to replace drinking coffee with the alternative behavior of drinking water.Julie keeps a filled water bottle on her desk at work, and has her co-workers remind her to drink more water.In this example, Julie is using the antecedent control strategy of ____________ for desirable alternative behaviors.

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Which of the following is NOT manipulated in antecedent control procedures?

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Pam wants to replace eating junk food with the alternative behavior of eating fruit.Pam makes sure that she always has fruit in her house, so that when she wants something to eat it is easy for her to have fruit.In addition, Pam buys fresh fruit because it does not require any preparation before eating.Which antecedent control strategy is Pam using?

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Presenting the discriminative stimulus and cues for a behavior make the behavior ____________ likely to occur, and removing the discriminative stimulus and cues for the behavior make the behavior ____________ likely to occur.

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After choosing appropriate antecedent control procedures, you then ___________ the antecedents that are most likely to influence the behavior.

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Antecedent control procedures are used when:

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Mr.B has recently been told by the doctor that he needs to cut down on his intake of junk food.However, Mr.B's kitchen cupboards and refrigerator are full of potato chips, candy bars, and ice cream.He also has 3 candy dishes set out all over the house.What would you tell Mr.B to do to increase the response effort for his eating junk food?

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TFExtinction and differential reinforcement are used in conjunction with antecedent control procedures.

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To determine which antecedent control procedures to use in any given situation, it is helpful to understand the situation by analyzing the contingencies of reinforcement related to both the ___________ and ___________ behaviors.

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Presenting an EO for the outcome of the behavior will make the behavior ____________ likely to occur.

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The presence of an establishing operation makes the consequence of a behavior ____________, and the presence of an abolishing operation makes the consequence of a behavior ____________.

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TFDecreasing response effort makes a behavior more likely to occur.

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Removing the Sᴰ, arranging abolishing operations, and increasing response effort are ways to:

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Antecedent control procedures involve a change in the antecedents that evoke the occurrence of a problem behavior or the occurrence of _________________________ to replace the problem behavior.

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