Week 5 - 54

Applied behavior analysts use intermittent reinforcement to:

• Strengthen new behaviors.

• Establish new behaviors.

• Weaken established behaviors.

• Maintain established behaviors.

Ratio strain can result from abrupt decreases in ratio requirements when moving from denser to thinner reinforcement schedules.

• True

• False

The four basic schedules of intermittent reinforcement are:

• Fixed, variable, stable, and continuous.

• Fixed ratio, variable ratio, fixed interval, and variable interval.

• None of the above.

• Continuous, intermittent, mixed, and stable.

  
  

A post reinforcement pause is when:

• The subject demands delivery of reinforcement.

• The subject indefinitely refuses to respond after the delivery of reinforcement.

• The subject does not respond for a period of time following reinforcement.

• The subject speeds up responses to quicken the delivery of reinforcement.

An effective way to thin schedules of reinforcement is by rapidly increasing the response ratio or the duration of the time interval.

• False

• True

A schedule of reinforcement is a rule that describes:

• The type of reinforcement used.

• A calendar of when intervention is delivered.

• A contingency of punishment.

• A contingency of reinforcement.

Continuous reinforcement involves:

• Reinforcing the first response after an elapsed period of time.

• Reinforcing some but not all responses.

• Reinforcing every response.

• Reinforcing every second response.

An effective way to thin schedules of reinforcement is by gradually increasing the response ratio or the duration of the time interval.

• True

• False

With variable reinforcement, a number representing the ___________________ number of responses required for reinforcement is determined.

• Average

• Median

• Mode

• Least

A fixed interval schedule of reinforcement provides reinforcement for the first correct response following a:

• Fixed duration of time.

• Variable duration of time.

• Fixed number of responses.

• Variable number of responses.