In order for the withdrawal of a stimulus to successfully suppress an individual’s behavior, the

A student is taught to select a quarter when the sample stimulus, $.25, is presented and to select $.25 when the sample stimulus is twenty-five pennies. Transitivity would be demonstrated when the sample stimulus is a quarter and they select

A continuous reinforcement schedule is the same as a

You are scrolling through a news app and stop to read an article that says flu season is here and it will be particularly bad this year. After reading the article, you immediately head out to buy a pack of disposable masks and some hand sanitizer. The particularly bad flu season has a

When nonreinforcement of a response class results in the learner engaging in a topographically different response we call this

Christoph is teaching Sandie to make boxed macaroni and cheese. Christoph helps Sandie perform all steps of the task, except the last one: serve the macaroni and cheese on a plate. Christoph prompts this last step until Sandie can do it independently. Once Sandie has mastered serving the macaroni and cheese on a plate, Christoph helps Sandie preform all steps of the task, except stirring and serving the macaroni and cheese (the last two steps). Christoph is teaching Sandie via

An adult with intellectual and developmental disabilities gets up frequently during the night to talk and check on awake overnight staff in the group home. When an extinction procedure is implemented and staff no longer talk with the individual during the night, the individual gets up even more frequently for the first three nights. This secondary effect of extinction is referred to as a/an

Positive and negative reinforcement are similar in that they

A BCBA was recruited to work with a young boy who climbed on top of all the furniture at his home. The BCBA trained the young boy’s mother on the following procedure. When the boy climbs on top of any piece of furniture, immediately pull him down. Tell him, “No climbing” and gently lead him to the chair at the corner of the room with the booster seat attached and sit him in the chair for 2 min. Do not talk to or look at him while he is sitting in the chair. Do not allow his siblings or others to interact with him. Also, turn off the television while he is in the chair. When 2 minutes have passed, the child may get up from the chair and resume his previous activities. The boy’s rate of furniture climbing decreased shortly after his mother began implementing the procedure. This procedure most closely exemplifies

Which of the following examples illustrates socially mediated negative reinforcement?