Behaviors that are reinforced more often than others will be more likely to occur again in the future. This corresponds with which variable of reinforcement?
Rate
Value
Effort
Immediacy
A learner will be more likely to perform behaviors that earn him more reinforcement than he would a behavior that produces less reinforcement. This refers to which characteristic of reinforcement?
Value
Rate
Magnitude
Immediacy
Magnitude
Exactly! Magnitude refers to the fact that a learner will be more likely to perform behaviors that earn him more reinforcement than he would a behavior that produces less reinforcement.
The matching law states that..
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rates of responding tend to equal the rate of punishment they avoid.
relative rates of responding tend to equal the relative rates of reinforcement they produce.
behaviors are equal to their consequences.
antecedents are equal to their behaviors.
After you are paired with reinforcement if the learner engages in problem behavior you should.
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lessen the task demand significantly.
use extinction, but go back and analyze what went wrong.
bring out higher value reinforcers and remind them what they are working for.
provide non-contingent reinforcement.
use extinction, but go back and analyze what went wrong.
Perfect! Problem behavior should not contact reinforcement, but you should analyze your own teaching to determine why the child engaged in problem behavior to begin with.
Characteristics and variables of reinforcement that are components of the matching law can be remembered with the acronym..
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VERMI.
ABA.
DISC.
DASH.
VERMI
Value, Effort, Rate, Magnitude, Immediacy.
Having your learner work for a break...
tells them that the best reinforcer is getting away from the learning environment.
allows them to regulate themselves and be ready to focus.
should happen at least 1 time for every 10 minutes of work.
is necessary for individuals with autism as they are over stimulated by tasks.
This term refers to how hard or how much the learner needs to work in order to obtain the reinforcer.
Value
Rate
Magnitude
Effort
Effort
Non contingent reinforcement is delivered:
when the child mands for a reinforcer.
when the child is engaging in a target behavior.
independent of the child's behavior.
when the child engages in problem behavior.
independent of the child's behavior.
You SHOULD do the following:
Use the child's name consistently when giving an SD or instruction.
Do not talk when the child is consuming the reinforcer, so you don't interrupt them.
Deliver praise and name the item being targeted as you deliver the reinforcer.
Place multiple demands before you reinforce, so they don't get used to freebies.
Deliver praise and name the item being targeted as you deliver the reinforcer.
This pairs the reinforcer with the target behavior.
Many individuals with problem behaviors have established learning histories where teachers and learning environments are...
a worsening sets of conditions.
the key to accessing reinforcement.
the most positive part of their day.
conditioned reinforcers.
a worsening sets of conditions.
You got it! Unfortunately, many individuals with problem behaviors have established learning histories where teachers and learning environments are a worsening sets of conditions. This needs to be undone so you can be as effective as possible.
When a learner begins to become noncompliant, it most likely due to...
them being bored with the task.
they are not getting enough reinforcement and the schedule of reinforcement is too thin.
them feeling angry or frustrated.
the work being too easy for them.
they are not getting enough reinforcement and the schedule of reinforcement is too thin.
Yes! Often times the individual is not getting enough reinforcement because the task is too difficult or the reinforcement is not being delivered frequently enough.
Once pairing has taken place, the teacher can become a ___________reinforcer.
conditioned
Yes, by repeatedly pairing something with reinforcement you can condition it to become a reinforcer.
The value of a reinforcer...
can change at any particular time and is determined by several variables.
The first step of establishing instructional control is...
pairing yourself, the teaching environment and the setting with reinforcement.
