ABCs of Behavior, Reinforcement, & Extinction

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ABCs of Behavior Quiz

Test your knowledge on the fundamental concepts of behavior analysis, reinforcement, and extinction techniques. This quiz will challenge your understanding and help you learn important principles that influence behavior in various contexts.

  • Assess your knowledge with multiple choice questions.
  • Engage with text-based responses to deepen your understanding.
  • Explore the functions of behavior and effective strategies for reinforcement.
15 Questions4 MinutesCreated by WatchingEagle347
What do you call the environmental conditions or stimulus change that exists or occurs prior to the behavior that is being observed?
The consequence
The antecedent
The behavior
Behavior is everything that an organism does and is the interaction of the person and the environment. It is the response.
True
False
What is considered the stimulus change that follows the behavior that is being observed?
The behavior
The antecedent
The consequence
Reinforcement will always ______ a behavior in the future.
Decrease
Increase
Punishment will always _______ a behavior in the future.
Decrease
Increase
Positive means that something is ______.
Taken away
Added
Negative means something is taken away.
True
False
Name the 4 principles of effective reinforcement.
Name at least 3 antecedent interventions.
The individual behaves to get focused attention from parents, teachers, siblings, peers, or other people that are around them. What is the function of behavior?
Self-stimulatory/automatic reinforcement
Attention
Escape/task avoidance
Access to tangibles/activities
The individual behaves in a certain way to get a preferred item or participate in an enjoyable activity. What is the function of behavior?
Escape
Self-stimulatory/automatic reinforcement
Attention
Access to tangibles/activities
The individual behaves in order to get out of or avoid doing something he/she does not want to do. What is the function of behavior?
Escape
Access to tangibles/activities
Attention
Self-stimulatory/automatic reinforcement
The individual behaves in a specific way because it feels good to them. This is sometimes referred to as sensory behaviors. What is the function of behavior?
Attention
Self-stimulatory/automatic reinforcement
Access to tangibles/activities
Escape
What is the proper term for putting one behavior on extinction and reinforcing a different (preferably incompatible) behavior?
Reinforcement
Punishment
Extinction
Differential reinforcement
Extinction is when you withhold reinforcement from a previously-reinforced behavior
True
False
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