Q1. What does it mean to call a consequence "automatic?" Define automatic reinforcement as technically as you can.
Q2. Why is automatic reinforcement a necessary concept for behaviorists? What alternatives have other disciplines proposed to explain these phenomena?
Q3. Explain how the behavior of perceiving is maintained automatically.
Q4. Explain how problem solving is explained behaviorally, according to Vaughn and Michael.
Q5. Is punishment a principle of behavior in the same way as reinforcement? Explain.
Q6. Describe and explain the theoretical issues with the concept of automatic reinforcement.
Q7. Explain how the concept of automatic reinforcement plays an important role in the development of verbal behavior, according to Palmer (1996).
Q8. Define resurgence. How have definitions differed from the one offered by Lattal et al (2017) and why did they argue that a more precise definition was necessary?
Q9. Describe the various methods researchers have used to measure resurgence.
Q10. What are the necessary, defining characteristics that must be in place for a behavior to be called an example of resurgence?
Q11. How are stimulus conditions related to resurgence and how might they influence resurgent behavior?
Q12. In what ways can resurgence affect behaviors in applied, clinical contexts?
Q13. Explain the rationale for the study conducted by Kestner et al (2015). What conclusions were drawn from this study?
Q14. Explain and provide an applied example of behavioral momentum.
Q15. Explain the equations Nevin & Shahan (2011) provide to describe momentum, including what each term stands for and how each term affects momentum.
Q16. Explain what countertherapeutic effects of alternative reinforcement are predicted by behavioral momentum.