RBT RBT Reinforcement Strategies 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A client earns a token after every 5 correct responses, which can later be exchanged for a preferred item. This is an example of which reinforcement system?
- Token economy (Correct answer)
- Differential reinforcement
- Noncontingent reinforcement
- Premack principle
Correct answer: Token economy
A token economy uses conditioned reinforcers (tokens) that are exchanged for backup reinforcers after accumulation.
Question 2: When a reinforcer loses its effectiveness because the client has had too much of it in a short period, this is called:
- Extinction
- Satiation (Correct answer)
- Habituation
- Deprivation
Correct answer: Satiation
Satiation occurs when repeated access to a reinforcer reduces its value as a motivating operation.
Question 3: An RBT delivers praise immediately every time a client completes a puzzle. After several sessions, the client independently starts puzzles more often. The praise is functioning as:
- A punisher
- A negative reinforcer
- A positive reinforcer (Correct answer)
- An abolishing operation
Correct answer: A positive reinforcer
Praise is a positive reinforcer because it follows behavior and increases the future frequency of that behavior.
Question 4: Which schedule of reinforcement produces the highest and most consistent rate of responding?
- Fixed ratio
- Variable ratio (Correct answer)
- Fixed interval
- Variable interval
Correct answer: Variable ratio
Variable ratio schedules produce high, steady response rates because reinforcement is unpredictable, which prevents pausing after reinforcement.
Question 5: A client dislikes loud music. When they complete a task, the RBT turns off the loud music. Completing the task increases over time. This is:
- Positive punishment
- Negative reinforcement (Correct answer)
- Positive reinforcement
- Response cost
Correct answer: Negative reinforcement
Negative reinforcement involves removing an aversive stimulus (loud music) contingent on behavior, which increases that behavior.
Question 6: When transitioning a client from a continuous reinforcement schedule to an intermittent one to maintain a skill, this process is called:
- Shaping
- Chaining
- Thinning the schedule (Correct answer)
- Fading the prompt
Correct answer: Thinning the schedule
Thinning the reinforcement schedule gradually reduces the frequency of reinforcement while maintaining the behavior.
Question 7: A client receives a sticker every 10 minutes regardless of behavior to reduce problem behavior. This procedure is:
- Contingent reinforcement
- Noncontingent reinforcement (Correct answer)
- Differential reinforcement of other behavior
- Fixed ratio reinforcement
Correct answer: Noncontingent reinforcement
Noncontingent reinforcement (NCR) delivers reinforcers on a time-based schedule independent of the client's behavior.
RBT RBT Reinforcement Strategies 4
A client earns a token after every 5 correct responses, which can later be exchanged for a preferred item.
This is an example of which reinforcement system?