Mr. Jones is trying to increase Amelia’s on-task behavior during math time. Every 10 minutes, he gives her a sticker for her sticker chart if she’s demonstrating on-task behavior. Which schedule of reinforcement is he implementing?

Both fixed ratio and fixed interval schedules of reinforcement will produce which of the following?

Xóchitl, a BCBA who works in early intervention service delivery, has an 2-year-old autistic client who engages in restrictive and repetitive play with small figurines (e.g., lining them up, spinning wheels on cars). While she does not want to replace these play behaviors for her learner, she does want to increase different play behaviors as she knows play is a developmentally appropriate way in which young children learn. She plans to use things like a farm set to teach him to do different things such as feed the horse hay, collect eggs from the chiken coop, give the muddy pigs a bath, etc. Which type of schedule would most promote the variability (i.e., different kids) of play for Xóchitl’s client?

Automatic negative reinforcement involves stimulus termination through the action of another person.

Give an example of exclusionary and non-exclusionary time out.

Which schedule of reinforcement is most appropriate for increasing occurrences of an emerging skill?

Which of the following is another name for a conditioned reinforcer?

Punishment usually has a bad reputation in the general public; how can it be beneficial?  Identify and describe at least two guidelines for the effective use of punishment.  Identify and describe at least two potential side effects of using punishment.

Michelle is going to conduct a preference assessment with her client at the beginning of her session. She gathers some of the toys the client was interested in during free play time the day before. During the preference assessment, Michelle presents two toys at a time. She has the client select an item. After the client makes a selection, she allows them to play with it for a little bit. Then she removes the toy and presents a new pair of toys. She repeats this process until all the toys have been paired together. Which preference assessment is Michelle conducting?

Which of the following describes an avoidance contingency?