EDF 6222 FINAL EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS
Unique to humans is... - Answers -the ability for language to further influence
superstitious behavior
Superstitious behavior arises from... - Answers -accidental contingencies
Superstitious behavior illustrates that... - Answers -reinforcement is effective even if it
isn't related to the behavior that follows
What schedules are most likely in the natural environment - Answers -Variable
schedules
Matching law - Answers -Quantitative relationship between rates of response and rates
of reinforcement in concurrent schedules
Long-term consequences are - Answers -delayed
Speed and effectiveness of punishment - Answers -The more delayed the punishment,
the less effective it is
Belushi effect of drug tolerance - Answers -Removal of the conditioned stimulus (the
environment) allowed the drug to effect him differently, causing overdose
The US Office of Technology assessments estimates that __ of modern medical
treatments in common use have been proved as effective - Answers -1/5
Hart & Risley study - Answers -Conducted to look for the cause of the disparity in
linguistic progress among children from different socioeconomic backgrounds
Children who come from a welfare background have __ as much experience per hour
with words being spoken to them than a working class child - Answers -1/2
Children who come from a welfare background have __ as much experience per hour
with words being spoken to them than a professional class child - Answers -1/3
Should children be exposed to natural negative consequences - Answers -Yes
What makes praise so effective - Answers -Being specific, immediate, and warranted -
not generic
Traditional viewpoints of mental health - Answers -Involve mentalistic and
unobservable causes
, Why is talk therapy useful - Answers -We all want positive social reinforcement
Strategty of community policing from an ABA standpoint - Answers -Prejudice and
stereotypes are nothing but overgeneralization
Philosophy of the science of human behavior - Answers -Behaviorism
What do we rely on as a philosophy of human behavior - Answers -Structuralism
Normand 2009 about being skeptical - Answers -Examine the available evidence
before making a decision
What do we need to consider to evaluate empirical evidence? - Answers -Ensure that
IOA has been demonstrated and experimental control was established
Why does conditioning only go so far to explain human behavior? - Answers -Adds
countless stimuli but no new responses
Ontogeny - Answers -Individual
Phylogeny - Answers -Species
If Pavlov settled on psychic secretions as an explanation to the phenomena he
observed, we would say he relied on... - Answers -mentalistic explanations and
hypothetical constructs
Phylogenetic contingencies - Answers -Behaviors selected for the species
Miller, Rodriguez, and Rourke indicated that imitative responses... - Answers -- Could
be taught using mirrors
- Might have to be taught to children with autism
- Require the learner to orient toward the model
Darwin says we are not unique in our ability to do what - Answers -Think
What are we describing when we say purpose or intent? - Answers -The manner in
which a given class of behavior is functionally related to its consequences
Calling a reinforcer effective is... - Answers -Redundant
Are non-responses errors? - Answers -No
Best ratio for reinforcement - Answers -5:1
Structuralism - Answers -Science of human behavior that permits introspection to
explain the conscious mind
Unique to humans is... - Answers -the ability for language to further influence
superstitious behavior
Superstitious behavior arises from... - Answers -accidental contingencies
Superstitious behavior illustrates that... - Answers -reinforcement is effective even if it
isn't related to the behavior that follows
What schedules are most likely in the natural environment - Answers -Variable
schedules
Matching law - Answers -Quantitative relationship between rates of response and rates
of reinforcement in concurrent schedules
Long-term consequences are - Answers -delayed
Speed and effectiveness of punishment - Answers -The more delayed the punishment,
the less effective it is
Belushi effect of drug tolerance - Answers -Removal of the conditioned stimulus (the
environment) allowed the drug to effect him differently, causing overdose
The US Office of Technology assessments estimates that __ of modern medical
treatments in common use have been proved as effective - Answers -1/5
Hart & Risley study - Answers -Conducted to look for the cause of the disparity in
linguistic progress among children from different socioeconomic backgrounds
Children who come from a welfare background have __ as much experience per hour
with words being spoken to them than a working class child - Answers -1/2
Children who come from a welfare background have __ as much experience per hour
with words being spoken to them than a professional class child - Answers -1/3
Should children be exposed to natural negative consequences - Answers -Yes
What makes praise so effective - Answers -Being specific, immediate, and warranted -
not generic
Traditional viewpoints of mental health - Answers -Involve mentalistic and
unobservable causes
, Why is talk therapy useful - Answers -We all want positive social reinforcement
Strategty of community policing from an ABA standpoint - Answers -Prejudice and
stereotypes are nothing but overgeneralization
Philosophy of the science of human behavior - Answers -Behaviorism
What do we rely on as a philosophy of human behavior - Answers -Structuralism
Normand 2009 about being skeptical - Answers -Examine the available evidence
before making a decision
What do we need to consider to evaluate empirical evidence? - Answers -Ensure that
IOA has been demonstrated and experimental control was established
Why does conditioning only go so far to explain human behavior? - Answers -Adds
countless stimuli but no new responses
Ontogeny - Answers -Individual
Phylogeny - Answers -Species
If Pavlov settled on psychic secretions as an explanation to the phenomena he
observed, we would say he relied on... - Answers -mentalistic explanations and
hypothetical constructs
Phylogenetic contingencies - Answers -Behaviors selected for the species
Miller, Rodriguez, and Rourke indicated that imitative responses... - Answers -- Could
be taught using mirrors
- Might have to be taught to children with autism
- Require the learner to orient toward the model
Darwin says we are not unique in our ability to do what - Answers -Think
What are we describing when we say purpose or intent? - Answers -The manner in
which a given class of behavior is functionally related to its consequences
Calling a reinforcer effective is... - Answers -Redundant
Are non-responses errors? - Answers -No
Best ratio for reinforcement - Answers -5:1
Structuralism - Answers -Science of human behavior that permits introspection to
explain the conscious mind
