Effects of Reinforcer Quality on Behavioral Momentum

These flashcards cover key terms and concepts from the lecture on the effects of reinforcer quality on behavioral momentum.

High-Probability Instructional Sequence

A treatment method used to increase compliance by presenting a series of easy tasks before a more difficult one.

Reinforcer Quality

The degree to which a reinforcer is effective in increasing behavior; higher quality reinforcers lead to greater compliance and persistence of behavior.

Behavioral Momentum

The concept that behavior reinforced at a higher rate is more resistant to change when faced with challenges like extinction.

Compliance to Low-P Requests

The act of adhering to instructions that are typically more challenging and less preferred, introduced after a sequence of high-probability requests.

Resistance to Change

The ability of a behavior to maintain its rate despite the introduction of factors that would typically decrease it, such as extinction or punishment.

Multiple Variable-Interval Schedule

A type of reinforcement schedule where reinforcement is provided after varying amounts of time, making the timing unpredictable.

Matching Law

A principle that describes how animals allocate their responses to different options based on the relative reinforcement received.

Behavioral Mass

The persistence of behavior, analogous to mass in physics, where greater 'mass' makes behavior more resistant to change.

Low-Probability Requests

Instructions that are typically difficult or undesirable for a subject to follow, posed after a series of easier requests.

Satiation

A decrease in response rate due to the high frequency of reinforcement that diminishes the effectiveness of the reinforcer.