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Unit 4 Quiz QUESTION 1 A behavior is more likely to occur in the presence of stimuli that are more similar to the discriminative stimulus than it is in the presence of stimuli that are less similar to the discriminative stimulus. This is called a: a. stimulus class. b. generalization gradient. c. cause-effect relationship. d. discrimination gradient. QUESTION 2 A good behavioral definition of a behavior involves: a. a label for the behavior. b. a description of what the person says and does. c. reference to the person's motivation. d. a statement of the intention of the person engaging in the behavior. QUESTION 3 A group of stimuli having the same functional effect on a certain behavior are said to belong to a stimulus: a. group. b. class. c. category. d. contingency. QUESTION 4 As a result of stimulus discrimination training, the presence of the discriminative stimulus: a. signals that the behavior will be reinforced. b. signals that the behavior will not be reinforced. c. causes an alternative behavior to occur. d. A and C. QUESTION 5 Bill drives faster than the speed limit only when his friends are in the car with him because they tell him he is cool. Bill's behavior of driving over the speed limit only when his friends are with him is said to be under ____________ control. a. situational. b. operant. c. isolated. d. stimulus. QUESTION 6 Bill drives faster than the speed limit only when his friends are in the car with him because they tell him he is cool. He doesn't speed when his parents or girlfriend are in the car because they don't say it's cool. What is the SD in this example?

a. parents. b. girlfriend. c. friends. d. parents and girlfriend. QUESTION 7 Bill drives faster than the speed limit only when his friends are in the car with him because they tell him he is cool. He doesn't speed when his parents or girlfriend are in the car because they don't say it's cool. What is the S-delta in this example? a. parents. b. girlfriend. c. friends. d. parents and girlfriend. QUESTION 8 If the effects of reinforcement, extinction, and punishment occur in some situations but not in others, the effects are said to be: a. generalized. b. situation-specific. c. isolated. d. intermittent. QUESTION 9 In behavior modification, a three-term contingency involves a(n): a. antecedent-behavior-consequence. b. all behavioral consequences. c. antecedent-behavior-contingency. d. all of these. QUESTION 10 In behavior modification, the stimulus that is present when a behavior occurs is referred to as a(n): a. antecedent. b. consequence. c. cause. d. reinforcer. QUESTION 11 In behavior modification, when a certain behavior occurs in the presence of stimuli that are similar to the discriminative stimulus during stimulus discrimination training, ____________ has occurred. a. expansion. b. refinement. c. discrimination. d. generalization.

QUESTION 12 Stimulus control develops as a result of: a. classical conditioning. b. stimulus discrimination training. c. stimulus differentiation. d. conditioned stimulus training. QUESTION 13 Stimulus discrimination training can occur as a result of: a. reinforcement. b. punishment. c. extinction. d. all of these. QUESTION 14 The behavior that is elicited by the presence of an unconditioned or conditioned stimulus is referred to as __________ behavior. a. respondent. b. operant. c. automatic. d. learned. QUESTION 15 The relationship between an antecedent, behavior, and consequence is referred to as a: a. three term contract. b. three term contingency. c. stimulus control. d. three way interaction. QUESTION 16 Understanding the antecedents of operant behavior provides information on the circumstances in which the behavior was: a. reinforced. b. not reinforced. c. punished. d. all of these. QUESTION 17 What happens when a discriminative stimulus is present? a. It has no influence over the behavior. b. It makes the behavior less likely to occur. c. It inhibits the behavior. d. It makes the behavior more likely to occur QUESTION 18

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