If Andrea plays with her food while eating, she is not given dessert, which she normally gets. This is an example of
a. extinction.
b. response cost.
c. time out.
d. negative reinforcement.
Question 2For each obscenity Katie uttered, Katie's mother subtracted 50 cents from her weekly allowance. Katie's mother is using
a. time out from positive reinforcement.
b. negative reinforcement.
c. overcorrection.
d. response cost.
Question 3Receiving a speeding ticket is a common example of
a. overcorrection.
b. extinction.
c. response cost.
d. negative reinforcement.
Question 4Removing a valued item or privilege when an undesirable behavior is performed is called
a. response cost.
b. time out.
c. extinction.
d. overcorrection.
Question 5Time out from positive reinforcement should be terminated only when the
a. reinforcer is no longer available.
b. child stops engaging in a deceleration target behavior.
c. specified duration of time out has elapsed.
d. child has apologized for the undesired behavior.
Question 6Which of the following is most likely to make time out from positive reinforcement effective?
a. Administering time-out in brief periods
b. Withholding the reason for the time out
c. Following time-out with immediate reinforcement
d. Ending time-out early upon observing acceptable behavior
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