Ignoring the behavior amounts to extinction only when the behavior is:
a. occurring excessively
b. negatively reinforced
c. reinforced by attention
d. not severe
Question 2Punishment procedures should be one of the first procedures considered to decrease problem behaviors.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 3A common misconception people have about extinction, is that it:
a. means ignoring the behavior
b. increases the behavior
c. is the same as reinforcement
d. decreases the behavior
Question 4Response cost is a ________________________ punishment procedure.
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Question 5Robert dances in the end zone whenever he scores a touchdown, because the fans give him a standing ovation for doing so. When the fans no longer give him a standing ovation for his dancing, Robert stops dancing in the end zone. This is an example of:
a. punishment
b. extinction of a negatively reinforced behavior
c. a latency period
d. extinction of a positively reinforced behavior
Question 6Time-out is a _______________________ punishment procedure.
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word