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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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When Mark swears around his friends they laugh, but when he swears around his parents they ground him. As a result, Mark is less likely to swear when his parents are around. Mark's behavior of not swearing around his parents is a result of: a. discrimination training. b. generalization. c. reinforcement. d. A and C. QUESTION 19 When Mary asks her Mom to take her to the shopping mall, her Mom usually takes her. Whenever Mary asks her Dad to take her to the mall he refuses. As a result, Mary only asks her Mom to take her to the mall. The process that has resulted in Mary only asking her Mom to take her to the mall is called: a. classical conditioning. b. stimulus discrimination training. c. respondent conditioning. d. reinforcement. QUESTION 20 When observing and recording behavior, the observer: a. can be the person engaging in the behavior. b. can be a person other than the person engaging in the behavior. c. must be present when the behavior occurs. d. all of these. QUESTION 21 When the family dog licks the faces of the children in the family, they laugh and give the dog a treat. When the dog licks the faces of the parents, they scold the dog. As a result, the dog no longer licks the faces of the parents, but continues to lick the faces of the children. The parents' faces would be an example of a(n)_________ for the dog licking their faces. a. negative reinforcer. b. S-delta. c. unconditioned stimulus. d. discriminative stimulus. QUESTION 22 When the family dog licks the faces of the children in the family, they laugh and give the dog a treat. When the dog licks the faces of the parents, they scold the dog. As a result, the dog no longer licks the faces of the parents, but continues to lick the faces of the children. The children's faces would be an example of a(n) ________ for the dog licking their faces a. negative reinforcer. b. S-delta. c. unconditioned stimulus. d. discriminative stimulus. QUESTION 23
When you tell jokes and your friends laugh, you are more likely to tell jokes to your friends. Your friends are _______ for telling jokes. a. discriminative stimuli. b. S-deltas. c. punishers. d. conditioned stimuli. QUESTION 24 Whenever Tommy has a babysitter and asks to stay up past his bedtime, the babysitter lets him. Whenever Tommy asks his parents to let him stay up past his bedtime, they do not let him. As a result, Tommy only asks the babysitter if he can stay up past his bedtime. The presence of the babysitter at bed time is referred to as a(n) __________ for asking to stay up late: a. stimulus class. b. S-delta. c. reinforcer. d. discriminative stimulus. QUESTION 25 Whenever Tommy has a babysitter and asks to stay up past his bedtime, the babysitter lets him. Whenever Tommy asks his parents to let him stay up past his bedtime, they do not let him. As a result, Tommy only asks the babysitter if he can stay up past his bedtime. The presence of the parents at bed time is referred to as a(n) __________ for asking to stay up late: a. stimulus class. b. S-delta. c. reinforcer. d. discriminative stimulus. QUESTION 26 Which of the following is NOT one of the ABCs of operant behavior? a. cause. b. consequence. c. antecedent. d. behavior. QUESTION 27 Which of the following is developed through discrimination training? a. Reading. b. Spelling. c. Obeying traffic signals. d. All of these. QUESTION 28 Which of the following is involved in stimulus discrimination training? a. When the discriminative stimulus is present the behavior is reinforced. b. When the S-delta is present the behavior gets reinforced. c. The discriminative stimulus controls the behavior.
d. All of these. QUESTION 29 Which of the following shows the correct sequence in a three-term contingency? a. Discriminative stimulus, response, consequence. b. Consequence, response, discriminative stimulus. c. Response, consequence, discriminative stimulus. d. Discriminative stimulus, consequence, response. QUESTION 30 ___________ takes place when a behavior is more likely to occur in the presence of stimuli that are similar to the discriminative stimulus. a. Reinforcement. b. Generalization. c. Discrimination training. d. Discrimination. QUESTION 31 _____________ develops as a result of stimulus discrimination training. a. Reinforcement. b. Punishment. c. Stimulus control. d. Expectancy.
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