Skill Acquisition Practice Questions – 2

Reinforcement that is administered to each instance of a response.

_________________ is used to establish new skills

RBT gives her client a sticker on a token board every three minutes that her client goes without engaging in target maladaptive behaviors. What reinforcement of schedule is it?

After every 10 math problems that Matt completes, he allows himself a 5 minute break.

Sam looks over at his notes every night because he never knows how much time will go by before his next pop quiz

Emily has a spelling test every Friday. She usually does well and gets a star sticker.

Joel loves to gamble. He plays the slot machines all day hoping for a big win. What schedule of reinforcement is this?

Ali receives a salary paycheck every 2 weeks. What schedule of reinforcement is this?

Christina works at a tanning salon. For every 3 bottles of lotion she sells, she gets $5 dollars in commission. What schedule of reinforcement is this?