Behavioral momentum is a concept in behavior analysis that likens the persistence of behavior to the momentum of a moving object. What does this concept most relate to in antecedent interventions?

You are working with a young child with Rett syndrome who engages in very frequent self-injurious finger picking, hair pulling, and face scratching. You have observed that sitting on mom’s lap while playing with toys is reinforcing, so you decide to use this as the reinforcer. You implement a fixed-momentary DRO using a 5 second interval based on baseline data. Which of the following describes a fixed-momentary DRO procedure most accurately?

An example of DRA in the chapter involves treating the inappropriate verbal behavior of an individual named .

The effectiveness of a token as a reinforcer depends largely on the variety of backup reinforcers for which they can be exchanged.

Formal properties of language involve the topography of the verbal response whereas the functional properties involve the causes of the response.

What is a consequence of using punishment and extinction as primary methods for reducing problem behaviors?

Verbal behavior refers to all forms of communication such as sign language, writing, texting, emailing, speaking, and more. Thus, verbal does not simply mean spoken word.

Contingency dependent antecedent interventions rely on differential consequences for the target or alternative behavior.

Differential reinforcement can be implemented with positive reinforcement or reinforcement.

Noncontingent reinforcement (NCR) delivers stimuli with known reinforcing properties on which type of schedule?