Psychology 2035A/B Study Guide - Final Guide: Snack, Token Economy, Reinforcement

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2035A/B
• Professor: Alvin Segal

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The best way to approach self-modification is to focus on rather than , specific behaviors; personality traits, personality traits; specific behaviors infrequent responses; specific behaviors, personality traits; typical responses. Answer: a: to gather baseline data for self-modification, you should do all but which of the following, determine the initial response level, monitor events immediately after the target response, monitor typical consequences, you should do all of these. Answer: b: mary has noticed that when she watches an exciting basketball game, she eats more snack food. She has identified: an initial response level, an antecedent, a typical consequence, her baseline data. Answer: b: the best way to increase response strength in self-modification is through, positive reinforcement. finding a reward effective for that person, choosing a readily available reinforcer, all of these. Answer: d: robert has decided to reinforce his increased study time target by adding a star to a chart every time he studies one hour.