EDF 6225 Final Exam
conditioned punisher - ANS-A previously neutral stimulus change that functions as a
punisher because of prior pairing with one or more other punishers.
unconditioned punisher - ANS-A stimulus that, usually, is punishing without any prior
learning.
conditioned reinforcer - ANS-a stimulus that has acquired reinforcing properties through
prior learning
Unconditioned Reinforcer - ANS-A stimulus that, usually, is reinforcing without any prior
learning.
Side effects of punishment - ANS-May lead to an increase in other undesirable
behavior.
Can lead to problems such as escape & avoidance, emotional outbursts, and behavioral
contrast.
Reinforcer - ANS-any event that strengthens the behavior it follows
Punisher - ANS-A stimulus change that decreases the future frequency of behavior that
immediately precedes it.
Hernstein's Matching Law - ANS-suggests that when different schedules of
reinforcement are available at the same time for different behaviors, individuals will
distribute their behavior according to the relative rates of reinforcement available for
each option.
antecedent, behavior, consequence - ANS-The three-term contingency is made of these
three terms:
antecedent - ANS-is the environmental conditions or stimulus changes that exist or
occur prior to the behavior of interest.
behavior - ANS-An organism's interaction with the environment.
, consequence - ANS-is anything immediately following a behavior in which we are
interested. Makes the behavior more or less likely to happen in the future.
Discriminative Stimulus (SD) - ANS-is the antecedent stimulus that has stimulus control
over behavior because the behavior was reliably reinforced in the presence of that
stimulus in the past. It signals the availability of a particular reinforcer for a particular
behavior.
Motivating Operation (MO) - ANS-influences the effectiveness of a reinforcer or
punisher while also influencing the frequency of the specific behavior.
Premack Principle - ANS-Some professionals will also refer to this technique as
"First/Then", "If/Then", or "High Probability/Low Probability."
Automatic Reinforcement - ANS-reinforcement that occurs independent of the social
mediation of others.
when a person's behavior creates a favorable outcome without the involvement of
another person.
Response - ANS-An action or change in behavior that occurs as a result of a stimulus.
Is a single instance of behavior.
respondent behavior - ANS-is defined as behavior that is elicited by antecedent stimuli.
It is induced, or brought out, by a stimulus that precedes the behavior: nothing else is
required for the response to occur.
i.e. bright light in the eyes (antecedent stimulus) will elicit pupil contraction.
operant behavior - ANS-Behavior that is selected, maintained, and brought under
stimulus control as a function of its consequences.
each person's repertoire of this type of behavior is a product of his history of interactions
with the environment
Radical Behaviorism (Skinner) - ANS-attempts to understand all human behavior,
including private events such as thoughts and feelings, in terms of controlling variables
in the history of the person and the species.
methodological behaviorism - ANS-a philosophical position that views behavioral events
that cannot be publicly observed as outside the realm of science.
It acknowledges the existence of mental events but do not consider them in the analysis
of behavior.
conditioned punisher - ANS-A previously neutral stimulus change that functions as a
punisher because of prior pairing with one or more other punishers.
unconditioned punisher - ANS-A stimulus that, usually, is punishing without any prior
learning.
conditioned reinforcer - ANS-a stimulus that has acquired reinforcing properties through
prior learning
Unconditioned Reinforcer - ANS-A stimulus that, usually, is reinforcing without any prior
learning.
Side effects of punishment - ANS-May lead to an increase in other undesirable
behavior.
Can lead to problems such as escape & avoidance, emotional outbursts, and behavioral
contrast.
Reinforcer - ANS-any event that strengthens the behavior it follows
Punisher - ANS-A stimulus change that decreases the future frequency of behavior that
immediately precedes it.
Hernstein's Matching Law - ANS-suggests that when different schedules of
reinforcement are available at the same time for different behaviors, individuals will
distribute their behavior according to the relative rates of reinforcement available for
each option.
antecedent, behavior, consequence - ANS-The three-term contingency is made of these
three terms:
antecedent - ANS-is the environmental conditions or stimulus changes that exist or
occur prior to the behavior of interest.
behavior - ANS-An organism's interaction with the environment.
, consequence - ANS-is anything immediately following a behavior in which we are
interested. Makes the behavior more or less likely to happen in the future.
Discriminative Stimulus (SD) - ANS-is the antecedent stimulus that has stimulus control
over behavior because the behavior was reliably reinforced in the presence of that
stimulus in the past. It signals the availability of a particular reinforcer for a particular
behavior.
Motivating Operation (MO) - ANS-influences the effectiveness of a reinforcer or
punisher while also influencing the frequency of the specific behavior.
Premack Principle - ANS-Some professionals will also refer to this technique as
"First/Then", "If/Then", or "High Probability/Low Probability."
Automatic Reinforcement - ANS-reinforcement that occurs independent of the social
mediation of others.
when a person's behavior creates a favorable outcome without the involvement of
another person.
Response - ANS-An action or change in behavior that occurs as a result of a stimulus.
Is a single instance of behavior.
respondent behavior - ANS-is defined as behavior that is elicited by antecedent stimuli.
It is induced, or brought out, by a stimulus that precedes the behavior: nothing else is
required for the response to occur.
i.e. bright light in the eyes (antecedent stimulus) will elicit pupil contraction.
operant behavior - ANS-Behavior that is selected, maintained, and brought under
stimulus control as a function of its consequences.
each person's repertoire of this type of behavior is a product of his history of interactions
with the environment
Radical Behaviorism (Skinner) - ANS-attempts to understand all human behavior,
including private events such as thoughts and feelings, in terms of controlling variables
in the history of the person and the species.
methodological behaviorism - ANS-a philosophical position that views behavioral events
that cannot be publicly observed as outside the realm of science.
It acknowledges the existence of mental events but do not consider them in the analysis
of behavior.
