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| The presentation of a stimulus that decreases the rate of occurrence of the target behavior |
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| Which of the following statements describes the definition of positive punishment? |
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| The removal of a stimulus that decreases the rate of occurrence of the target behavior |
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| Which of the following statements describes the definition of negative punishment? |
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| After punishment is discontinued, sometimes the behavior that experienced the punishment contingency will recover. |
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| Which statement best describes recovery from punishment? |
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| Which of the following is not a factor that influences the effectiveness of punishment listed in the chapter? |
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| The use of a punishment procedure may cause unwanted side effects to appear. The chapter presents several side effects associated with the use of punishment. Which of the following is not a side effect listed in the chapter? |
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| Little Peter was walking along the fence of his uncle's dairy farm. Peter reached up and grabbed the wire along the fence, not realizing it was electrified. After recovering from the pain caused by the shock, Peter never again touched the fence wires. Which statement best describes the shock stimulus felt by Peter? |
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| The delivery of a stimulus, following a behavior, which decreases the likelihood that the behavior will occur again |
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| Which statement best describes positive punishment? |
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| Physically intervening as soon as the student begins to emit a problem behavior to prevent the completion of the response |
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| Which statement best describes the procedure of response blocking? |
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| Punishment should be thought of as an "eye-for-an-eye" procedure. |
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| Test punisher on your pet prior to implementing it with your student |
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| Which statement is not recommended as a guideline for the use of punishment? |
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| It reminds the practitioner that the technique produces physical discomfort. |
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| Carr and Lovaas (1983) recommended that practitioners experience any punisher personally before the treatment begins for what reason? |
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| Most restrictive alternative |
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| Which of the following is not listed in the chapter as an ethical consideration regarding the use of punishment? |
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| Least restrictive alternative |
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| Sean was responsible for designing an intervention for a fifth grade student who engaged in severe problem behavior consisting of throwing chairs at the teacher when an assignment was given. Sean decided to utilize a contingent physical restraint every time the child threw a chair. Sean is violating the ethical consideration of: |
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| Increase the use of punishment procedures over the use of reinforcement-based interventions. |
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| Which statement regarding the strength of applied behavior analysis is not supported in the punishment chapter? |
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| Many of the recommendations for punishment are derived from basic research conducted more than _____ years ago. |
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