Practice Quiz for Chapter 17

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Practice Quiz 1 1. Positive punishment involves the presentation of a(n) Aversive Stimulus after the behavior. 2. Negative punishment involves the removal of a(n) Reinforcer after the behavior. 3. With the use of time-out, what happens after the occurrence of the problem behavior? Child is removed from all sources of positive reinforcement. 4. Time-out is an appropriate procedure to use with problem behaviors maintained by what type of reinforcement? Positive 5. Time-out is not an appropriate procedure to use with problem behaviors maintained by what type of reinforcement? Negative 6. For time-out to be most effective, what should the time-in environment be like? Positively Reinforcing 7. In response cost, what happens after the occurrence of the problem behavior? A specified amount of reinforcer is removed. Match the following procedures to the descriptions. a. Response cost b. Extinction c. Time-out 8. Extinction The problem behavior is no longer followed by the reinforcing consequence that maintained the behavior. 9. Response Cost A specified amount of a reinforcer the person already possesses is removed after the occurrence of the problembehavior. 10. Time-Out The person is removed from access to all sources of reinforcement contingent on the problem behavior. Practice Quiz 2 1. Time Out is defined as the loss of access to positive reinforcers for a brief period contingent on the problem behavior. 2. What are the two types of time-out? Exclusionary and Non-exclusionary 3. A(n) Reinforcement procedure should always be used in conjunction with time-out. 4. Positive punishment involves the presentation of an aversive stimulus after the behavior, and Negative punishment involves the removal of a reinforcing stimulus after the behavior. 5. What is the typical duration of the time-out period? 1-10 Minutes 6. If the time-in environment is highly reinforcing, time-out is likely to be More (more/less) effective. 7. What procedure is the government using when it fines you for breaking the law (e.g., speeding, parking illegally) in an attempt to get you to stop breaking the law? Response Cost Match the following procedures to the descriptions. a. Time-out b. Extinction c. Response cost 8. Extinction Sunny cried and screamed when her parent was on the phone. Her parent usually got off the phone right away to find out what was wrong, calm Sunny down, and
comfort her. To try to get Sunny to stop screaming and crying when they were on the phone, the parent did not pay attention to Sunny whenever she started to scream and cry. 9. Time Out Sunny cried and screamed when her parent was on the phone. Her parent usually got off the phone right away to find out what was wrong, calm Sunny down, and comfort her. To try to get Sunny to stop screaming and crying when they were on the phone, the parent had Sunny sit in her room by herself whenever she started to scream and cry. 10. Response Cost Sunny cried and screamed when her parent was on the phone. Her parent usually got off the phone right away to find out what was wrong, calm Sunny down, and comfort her. To try to get Sunny to stop screaming and crying when they were on the phone, the parent took away Sunny’s favorite doll whenever she started to scream and cry. Practice Quiz 3 1. Time-out and response cost are examples of which type of punishment? Negative 2. Punishment procedures are typically used in behavior modification only after what procedures have been used first? Functional Interventions 3. If punishment is used in behavior modification, Negative (positive/negative) punishment is more likely to be used 4. When Betty hit another child in the kindergarten classroom, she had to sit in a chair off to the side of the classroom for 2 minutes. As a result, she was less likely to hit other children. What type of time-out is demonstrated in this example? Exclusionary 5. When Betty hit another child in the kindergarten classroom, she had to sit in a chair in the hallway for 2 minutes. As a result, she was less likely to hit other children. What type of time-out is demonstrated in this example? Non-exclusionary 6. What should you do if the child in time-out is engaging in problem behavior at the end of the time-out period? Extend time-out until the child is calm for a brief period of time. 7. Response Cost is defined as the removal of a specified amount of a reinforcer contingent on the occurrence of the problem behavior. 8. A(n) Differential Reinforcement procedure should always be used in conjunction with response cost. 9. In a(n) Extinction procedure, the reinforcer for the problem behavior is withheld after the behavior; in a(n) Response Cost procedure, a reinforcer the person already possesses is removed after the behavior. 10. In response cost, if you cannot remove the reinforcer immediately after the problem behavior, what should you do immediately after the problem behavior occurs? Give an immediate verbal statement.
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