Psyc 428 Test 4

Question 1

4 misuses of extinction

Answer 1

• Labeling any decrease of behavior as extinction
• confusing forgetting with extinction
• response blocking and extinction
• NCR as extinction

Question 2

5 response Dimensions that effect extinction

Answer 2

Rate
Duration
Magnitude
Latency
Variability

Question 3

Things to warn parents about extinction

Answer 3

1. Behavior will not decrease immediately
2. Behavior will increase before it decreases (extinction burst)
3. Behavior will come back later after extinction has already taken place
4. There will be variability of behavior.

Question 4

3 antecedent interventions

Answer 4

1. NCR as positive reinforcement
2. NCR as negative reinforcement
3. NCR as automatic reinforcement

Question 5

Circular explanation

Answer 5

The evidence for the explanation is the same as the behavior to be explained.

The evidence for frustration is tantruming.

Question 6

DRI

Answer 6

Reinforcing behaviors that are topographically incompatible with the problem behavior

Question 7

DRA

Answer 7

Reinforcing behaviors that are a desirable alternative to the problem behavior.

Question 8

DRO

Answer 8

Delivering reinforcement whenever the problem behavior has not occurred during or at a specific time.

DR of zero responding
omission training

Question 9

DRL

Answer 9

Delivering reinforce when the problem behavior occurs less then a predetermined criterion.

Interval
Spaced responding