Chapter 12: The Developmental-Behavioral Approach Crossword

General terms for a consequence, event, or procedure that increases or maintains the bahavior it follows
The presentation of an aversive event, or the removal of a positive event, contingent upon a response that decreases the probability of the behavior's occurrence
One who believes that human development is a natural unfolding of innate abilities and nearly independent of environmental influence
Motivation that comes from inside the individual, rather than from any external reward such as praise or grades
The concept of viewing the child in the context of his or her learning environment and the impact the arrangement and individuals in this environment have on the child's learning
Manipulative materials in which the child's errors and success are self-evident
Environmental that supports a child's efforts to explore and discover through interactions with other individuals, play materials, and activities
Type of learning that results from the consequences of a person's behavior, operating intentionally on some aspect of the environment to produce change
A system by which particular environmental events are systematically arranged to produce specified behavioral changes
Emphasizes the dominant role of environment and reinforcing experiences in learning
Increase the behaviors that they follow are specific to individuals (candy is a reinforcer for many children, but for many it is not)
feelings of pleasure and personal satisfaction derived from working on or accomplishing a task, discovering something new, or solving a problem
Something that follows a response and results in the increase of that particular response
A consequence that would occur without a parent's or teacher's intervention
A consequence determined by an adult that is related to the child's original inappropriate behavior
Two or more responses that cannot occur together
Arranging the classroom environment in ways that promote children's appropriate behaviors teachers consider inappropriate
A teaching strategy that directs the child's attention and energy from a behavior that is less than desirable by introducing a more appropriate behavior or activity
A mild form of time-out in which the teacher asks a misbehaving child to sit at the edge of an activity for a minute or two to observe the appropriate play of peers.
Extreme form of withdrawing reinforcement
The process of sequencing developmental tasks into small, incremental steps
Verbal, gestural, or physical assistance that helps the child to learn a skill or participate in an activity
Gradually reducing prompts, cues, and physical assistance when teaching a particular skill
Positioning the teacher's hand around the learner's and putting the learner through the motions required for performing a particular act
Feedback that lets children know specifically what it is that are doing well
Positive reinforcement provided contingent on an approximation of a desired behavior