EDF 6225 MODULE 6 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
Punishment
It has occurred when a response is followed immediately by a stimulus that decreases
behavior.
Positive Punishment
Adding an undesirable stimulus that decreases a behavior.
Negative Punishment
The removal of a stimulus that decreases the probability of a behavior's recurring.
Recovery from Punishment
When punishment is stopped, the effects on bx are not permanent and the behavior
returns.
Equivalent to extinction for reinforcement.
Discriminative stimuli for punishment
Stimulus that communicates that punishment is available.
Unconditioned Punishment
Stimulus change that can decrease the future frequency of a behavior without prior
pairing with any other form of punisher. Does not require a learning history;
Ex.) Pain; Food deprivation;
Conditioned Punishment
, A previously neutral stimulus change that functions as a punisher because of prior
pairing with one or more other punishers. It functions as a result of person's conditioned
history.
Ex: Traffic ticket/ Bad grades
Generalized Conditioned Punisher
A stimulus change that, as a result of having been paired with many other punishers,
functions as punishment under most conditions because it is free from the control of
motivating conditions for specific types of punishment.
Ex: "No" "Stop"
Side effects of punishment
Aggressives reactions
Avoidance and Escape behavior
Inappropriate or undesirable modeling
Temporary suppression
Behavior contrast
Reprimand
Any verbal/sound consequent that decreases the likelihood of behavior.
(If maintain by attention can serve as a reinforce)
Ex: Beep sound/ shhhh..
Response Blocking
A procedure in which the therapist physically intervenes as soon as the learner begins
to emit a problem behavior to prevent completion of the targeted behavior.
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
Punishment
It has occurred when a response is followed immediately by a stimulus that decreases
behavior.
Positive Punishment
Adding an undesirable stimulus that decreases a behavior.
Negative Punishment
The removal of a stimulus that decreases the probability of a behavior's recurring.
Recovery from Punishment
When punishment is stopped, the effects on bx are not permanent and the behavior
returns.
Equivalent to extinction for reinforcement.
Discriminative stimuli for punishment
Stimulus that communicates that punishment is available.
Unconditioned Punishment
Stimulus change that can decrease the future frequency of a behavior without prior
pairing with any other form of punisher. Does not require a learning history;
Ex.) Pain; Food deprivation;
Conditioned Punishment
, A previously neutral stimulus change that functions as a punisher because of prior
pairing with one or more other punishers. It functions as a result of person's conditioned
history.
Ex: Traffic ticket/ Bad grades
Generalized Conditioned Punisher
A stimulus change that, as a result of having been paired with many other punishers,
functions as punishment under most conditions because it is free from the control of
motivating conditions for specific types of punishment.
Ex: "No" "Stop"
Side effects of punishment
Aggressives reactions
Avoidance and Escape behavior
Inappropriate or undesirable modeling
Temporary suppression
Behavior contrast
Reprimand
Any verbal/sound consequent that decreases the likelihood of behavior.
(If maintain by attention can serve as a reinforce)
Ex: Beep sound/ shhhh..
Response Blocking
A procedure in which the therapist physically intervenes as soon as the learner begins
to emit a problem behavior to prevent completion of the targeted behavior.
