Exam 16: A: Antecedent Control Procedures

Antecedent control procedures are rarely used in combination with other procedures.

If the establishing operation increases the value of the reinforcer for a desirable alternative behavior,the problem behavior is more likely to occur.

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

To determine which antecedent control procedures to use in any given situation,it is helpful to understand the situation by analyzing the _______________________ related to both the problem behavior and competing behaviors.

Decreasing response effort for a behavior will make the behavior _______________ likely to occur.

Antecedent control procedures are used when:​

​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?

How are extinction,differential reinforcement and antecedent manipulations functional?

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

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?​

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.​

Decreasing response effort makes a behavior more likely to occur.

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

Antecedent manipulation strategies are one of the more time consuming,effortful,and costly procedures to reduce the occurrence of a problem behavior.​

Judy wants to keep her apartment clean on a regular basis,however,she is often watching TV,talking on the phone or going to parties.Therefore,her apartment usually remains unkempt.What are the competing behaviors for Judy cleaning her apartment? To make these competing behaviors less likely to occur: How would you remove the discriminative stimulus? How would you present an abolishing operation? How would you increase response effort?

Paul's parents frequently give him money whenever he asks.When his parents offer to pay him to help out in the family business Paul is not interested,stating that he does not need the money.In order to make it more reinforcing to receive money for working,Paul's parents stop giving him money whenever he asks.Which antecedent control strategy are Paul's parents using?​

Nicole wants to increase the amount of exercise that she gets.Nicole purchases a treadmill so that she will not have to drive all the way across town to exercise at the health club.Having a treadmill in her home so that she exercises more often is an example of:​

A desirable behavior can be increased through the use of antecedent control procedures by ____________ for the desirable behavior.​

Antecedent control procedures are said to be ____________ because they are based on information gathered through functional assessment,and involve altering the environmental variables that control a behavior.​

When would you consider the use of antecedent control strategies?​