Extinction procedure should not be used with behaviors that cause serious injury to the subject.

 Question 1

5 out of 5 points

A procedure in which reinforcement of a previously-reinforced behavior is discontinued, and as a result occurrences of that behavior decrease in the future is:

Selected Answer:

b. Extinction.

Answers:

a. Punishment.

b. Extinction.

c. Reinforcement.

d. Establishing operation.

Answer Feedback:

Correct.

 Question 2

6 out of 6 points

Extinction involves:

Selected Answer:

c. Withholding the reinforcer for the behavior.

Answers:

a. Providing negative reinforcers for the behavior.

b. Providing punishers for the behavior.

c. Withholding the reinforcer for the behavior.

d. Both A and C.

Answer Feedback: Correct.

 Question 3

6 out of 6 points

Extinction is defined as removing a preferred item contingent upon inappropriate behavior.

Selected Answer:

b. False.

Answers: a. True.

b. False.

Answer Feedback:

Correc t.

b. Punishment.

c. Negative reinforcement.

d. Extinction.

Answer Feedback:

Correct.

 Question 6

5 out of 5 points

What is the main effect of an extinction procedure?

Selected Answer:

c. Behavior decreases or stops entirely.

Answers: a. Increase in behavior.

b. No change in behavior.

c. Behavior decreases or stops entirely.

d. The effects are unknown.

Answer Feedback:

Correct.

 Question 7

5 out of 5 points

What is the probability of reinforcement when utilizing an extinction procedure?

Selected Answer:

c. Zero percent.

Answers:

a. 15 percent.

b. 50 percent.

c. Zero percent.

d. Variable.

Answer Feedback: Correct.

 Question 8

5 out of 5 points

Which is an example of extinction of a behavior maintained by negative reinforcement?

Which of the following is an example of operant conditioning?

Selected Answer:

c. A child receives candy on Monday and Tuesday for crying in the checkout line. After that, candy is no longer given when he cries.

Answers:

a. A child does not eat her broccoli for dinner, so her mother removes TV time after dinner.

b. A child cleans her room, so she receives a cookie for her hard work.

c. A child receives candy on Monday and Tuesday for crying in the checkout line. After that, candy is no longer given when he cries.

d. A child hits his brother, so his mother puts him into time out for five minutes.

Answer Feedback:

Correct.

 Question 10

5 out of 5 points

Which of the following is not a basic principle of behavior?

Selected Answer:

c. Applied.

Answers:

a. Reinforceme nt.

b. Punishment.

c. Applied.

d. Extinction.

Answer Feedback: Correct.

 Question 11

6 out of 6 points

Which of the following is not associated with effects of extinction?

Selected Answer:

d. Stable responding.

Answers:

a. Spontaneous recovery.

b. Aggression.

 Question 13

6 out of 6 points

Which of the following statements is not a common misuse of the term extinction?

Selected Answer:

d. Withholding of reinforcers that maintain the behavior.

Answers:

a. Referring to any decrease in behavior.

b. Confusing forgetting and extinction.

c. Confusing noncontingent reinforcement and extinction.

d. Withholding of reinforcers that maintain the behavior.

Answer Feedback:

Correct.

 Question 14

5 out of 5 points

Which of the following statements is not associated with the term spontaneous recovery?

Selected Answer:

d. All of these are associated with spontaneous recovery.

Answers:

a. Behavior that diminished during the extinction process recurs, even though behavior does not produce reinforcement.

b. It is short-lived if the extinction procedure remains in effect.

c. Reappearance of the behavior after it has diminished to its pre-reinforcement level or stopped entirely.

d. All of these are associated with spontaneous recovery.

Answer Feedback:

Correct.

 Question 15

6 out of 6 points

Which statement correctly defines extinction burst?

Selected Answer:

c. An immediate increase in the frequency of a target behavior after the removal of the reinforcer.

Answers:

a. The gradual decline in frequency of a target behavior after the removal of the reinforcer.

c. Extinction is a procedure in which a behavior is put on a continuous reinforcement schedule.

d. None of the other answers are correct.

Answer Feedback: Correct.

 Question 17

5 out of 5 points

Which statement is false?

Selected Answer:

a. An extinction burst is the complete cessation of the target behavior after the extinction procedure has started.

Answers:

a. An extinction burst is the complete cessation of the target behavior after the extinction procedure has started.

b. Extinction procedures should not be used with behaviors that cause serious injury to the subject.

c. If the behavior analyst does not have the ability to control the subject's access to reinforcement, an extinction procedure should

not be implemented.

d. Spontaneous recovery of the target behavior will be short-lived, as long as the extinction procedure remains in effect.

Answer Feedback:

Correct.

 Question 18

6 out of 6 points

__________ is a technical term used to identify the procedure of withholding reinforcers that maintain behavior.

Selected Answer:

c. Extinction.

Answers:

a. Reinforceme nt.

b. Punishment.

c. Extinction.

d. Time-out.

Answer Feedback:

Correct.

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