Punishment in Behavioral Analysis

Flashcards to review key concepts and terms related to punishment and reinforcement in behavioral analysis.

Decreases in operant behavior as a function of its consequences is called _.

Punishment.

Stimuli that need no learning history to reduce responding when presented after the response are called _.

Unconditioned punishers.

Pairing a stimulus with an aversive stimulus results in the paired stimulus becoming a _.

Conditioned punisher.

Punished responding can be made to occur at high frequencies by making the punishing stimulus a _ for reinforcement.

Discriminative stimulus.

Suppression of responding will be more complete the greater the of the punishing stimulus.

Intensity.

Aggressive behavior may be elicited by almost any strong, stimulus.

Aversive.

The person who delivers punishment and the setting in which punishment occurs can become .

Conditioned aversive stimuli.

Punishment is most effective when _ is not available for the target response.

Reinforcement.

Applied behavior analysts should use punishment of target behavior in conjunction with _ of a replacement response.

Reinforcement.

A dense schedule of for appropriate behavior may be more effective than a mild for target behavior.

Reinforcement; punisher.

Previous experience with the punisher can influence its .

Effectiveness.

When reprimands follow behavior and suppress that behavior, they are functioning as .

Conditioned punishers.

Both positive and negative punishment _ behavior.

Decrease.

Aversive control includes , , and _.

Punishment, escape, avoidance.

A stimulus that functions as a negative reinforcer or punisher is an _ stimulus.

Aversive.

The removal of a stimulus after behavior that decreases responding in the future is .

Negative punishment.

Conditioned punishers should be established through _ conditioning.

Classical.

The more intermittent the punishment schedule, the _ suppression of behavior occurs.

Less.

Applied behavior analysts should use the least amount of punishment that is .

Effective.

In an escape contingency a response _ an ongoing stimulus.

Terminates.

In an avoidance contingency a response or the presentation of a stimulus.

Prevents; postpones.

Escape and avoidance contingencies are examples of _ _.

Negative reinforcement.

The presentation of a stimulus after behavior that decreases responding in the future is _ ____.

Positive punishment.

Overcorrection and positive practice are two examples of _ punishment procedures.

Positive.

A person is required to restore and improve the environment in _.

Overcorrection.

Timeout from positive reinforcement and response cost are two examples of _ punishment procedures.

Negative.

A person is required to intensively practice a correct form of the action in _ ____.

Positive practice.

Contingent removal of access to reinforcers is called _ from positive reinforcement.

Timeout.

Contingent removal of conditioned reinforcers is called _ ____.

Response cost.

Removal of a reinforcer following behavior is _ punishment.

Negative.

Effective punishment procedures often include reinforcement for _ responses.

Alternative.

Negative reinforcement and punishment are _ the same.

Not.

Avoidance and escape are two types of _ reinforcement.

Negative.

A response prevents or delays an aversive stimulus in an _ procedure.

Escape.

In discriminated avoidance, a warning stimulus is presented _ the aversive stimulus.

Before.

An avoidance procedure without a warning stimulus is called _ avoidance.

Non-discriminated.

A history of inescapable aversive events can result in .

Learned helplessness.

Learned helplessness results in slowed acquisition of or responses.

Escape; avoidance.