Chapter 14 Word Scramble

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Term	Definition
Behavioral contrast	A change in one component of a multiple schedule creates a change in the opposite direction on the other, unaltered component of the schedule
Conditioned punisher	Stimuli that are initially neutral and have acquired punishing capabilities due to pairing with other punishers
Discriminative stimulus for punishment	A stimulus in the presence of which a response has a lower probability of occurrence as it is likely to be punished
Generalized conditioned punisher	A conditioned punisher that, as a result of having been paired with many other punishers, does not depend on motivating operations for its effectiveness
Negative punishment	The removal of a stimulus contingent on a response that decreases the future frequency of that behavior in similar conditions
Positive punishment	The presentation of a stimulus contingent on a response that decreases the future frequency of that behavior in similar conditions
Punisher	A stimulus whose change decreases the future frequency of behavior that immediately precedes it
Punishment	A stimulus change contingent on a response that decreases the future frequency of that behavior in similar conditions
Recovery from punishment	The occurrence of a previously punished response without its punishment consequence
Unconditioned punisher	Stimuli that function as punishers irrespective of the organism’s learning history
Negative punishment	The removal of a stimulus contingent on a response that decreases the future frequency of that behavior in similar conditions
Generalized imitation	A learner imitates a wide variety of unprompted, untrained, non-reinforced modeled behaviors in different settings and situations
Imitation	Engaging in a formally similar behavior immediately following a model that controls the behavior
Observational learning	Entails detecting another person’s behavior and its consequences and using that information to determine whether or not to imitate the behavior
Response interruption and redirection	A procedure that involves interrupting stereotypic problem behavior and redirecting the individual to engage in high probability behaviors
overcorrection	the contingent engagement of an effortful task that has some relevance to the specific problem behavior
response blocking	preventing completion of a problem behavior by physically intervening as soon as the individual starts to engage in it.

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