In the Elmira Model, a Grade 3 Inmate

question 29

Multiple Choice

In the Elmira model, a grade 3 inmate:

• A) was rewarded with an early release for exhibiting good behavior.
• B) needed to behave properly for three months before he could return to grade 2.
• C) had to complete work assignments for one month before he could move to grade 1.
• D) was lowered to grade 1 if he broke institutional rules.

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Definitions:

Internal-Reinforcement Schedule

A strategy of self-management where individuals control their own rewards or punishments to modify behavior.

External-Reinforcement Schedule

This involves the regulation of behavior based on rewards or punishments administered from an outside source, used in various behavioral conditioning frameworks.

Positive Punishment

Adding an undesirable stimulus to decrease a behavior.

Negative Punishment

A behavior modification technique involving the removal of a desirable stimulus to decrease the probability of an undesirable behavior being repeated.