PSYC 365 - UNIT 5 QUESTIONS & VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Escape conditioning is also known as - Answers - negative reinforcement
When a stimulus is introduced into a situation that is associated with less reinforcement,
this is an instance of - Answers - A nonexclusionary timeout.
In forward chaining, the response closest to the major reinforcer is
a. learned last.
b. faded in.
c. double chained.
d. learned first. - Answers - a. Learned Last
Which of the following procedures involves a gradual change in the stimulus control of a
particular behaviour?
a. shaping
b. positive reinforcement
c. fading
d. avoidance conditioning - Answers - Fading
In what procedure does the behaviour decrease in frequency? - Answers - Punishment
A sequence of SDs and responses in which each response produces the SD for the
next response with the entire sequence followed by a reinforcer is referred to as -
Answers - Stimulus Response chaining
Punishers that impinge on the pain receptors in your body are called - Answers -
Physical punishers
One method of teaching a stimulus-response chain consumes less trainer time in
assembly and disassembly of the materials. This technique is called - Answers - total
task presentation -
Trial and error, person attempts all the steps in sequence, prompts can be used, and
reinforcer is used for completion of last step
In public places, parents sometimes give their children treats to induce them to stop
screaming. In these cases, the parents' behaviour is an example of - Answers - Escape
conditioning
, A position that advocates a set of nonaversive procedures for treating people who have
challenging behaviours is called - Answers - positive behaviour support
Diane was learning the alphabet. First, her dad taught her to say the letter "A." When
she did this correctly, he required her to say "A, B." After this, Diane was required to say
"A, B, C." This continued until Diane could say the whole alphabet from start to finish.
Diane's dad used praise as a reinforcer.
a. forward chaining
b. backward chaining
c. whole-task method
d. not an example of chaining - Answers - a. forword chaining
Faye was learning how to assemble a speaker. Her trainer, Kathy, asked Faye to
assemble the first two parts of the speaker. Faye made many errors, and Kathy
corrected them, using prompts. When the first two parts were assembled through
prompted correct responding, Kathy asked Faye to add the third part. This process
continued until Faye had added all the parts. Kathy corrected Faye's errors using
prompts that were faded over time. Training continued until Faye could assemble a
speaker without prompts.
a. forward chaining
b. backward chaining
c. whole-task method
d. not an example of chaining - Answers - a. forward chaining
Alstair was a 4-year-old boy who frequently pounced on other children at his daycare
centre. Whenever Alstair pounced on someone, he was placed in a special room for 2
minutes. During this time, Alstair couldn't see anybody, and all he could do was wait
there. Alstair's pouncing behaviour declined as a result
a. punishment - physical punishment
b. punishment - reprimands
c. punishment - exclusionary timeout
d. punishment - nonexclusionary timeout
e. punishment - response cost
f. punishment - arbitrary activity punisher
g. punishment - restitutional overcorrection
h. punishment - positive practice overcorrection
i. punishment - habit reversal
j. not an example of punishment - Answers - c. punishment - exclusionary timeout
When Mark used bad language, his mother would make him clean up the dog feces in
the back yard. This procedure caused Mark's swearing behaviour to decline.
a. punishment - physical punishment
ANSWERS
Escape conditioning is also known as - Answers - negative reinforcement
When a stimulus is introduced into a situation that is associated with less reinforcement,
this is an instance of - Answers - A nonexclusionary timeout.
In forward chaining, the response closest to the major reinforcer is
a. learned last.
b. faded in.
c. double chained.
d. learned first. - Answers - a. Learned Last
Which of the following procedures involves a gradual change in the stimulus control of a
particular behaviour?
a. shaping
b. positive reinforcement
c. fading
d. avoidance conditioning - Answers - Fading
In what procedure does the behaviour decrease in frequency? - Answers - Punishment
A sequence of SDs and responses in which each response produces the SD for the
next response with the entire sequence followed by a reinforcer is referred to as -
Answers - Stimulus Response chaining
Punishers that impinge on the pain receptors in your body are called - Answers -
Physical punishers
One method of teaching a stimulus-response chain consumes less trainer time in
assembly and disassembly of the materials. This technique is called - Answers - total
task presentation -
Trial and error, person attempts all the steps in sequence, prompts can be used, and
reinforcer is used for completion of last step
In public places, parents sometimes give their children treats to induce them to stop
screaming. In these cases, the parents' behaviour is an example of - Answers - Escape
conditioning
, A position that advocates a set of nonaversive procedures for treating people who have
challenging behaviours is called - Answers - positive behaviour support
Diane was learning the alphabet. First, her dad taught her to say the letter "A." When
she did this correctly, he required her to say "A, B." After this, Diane was required to say
"A, B, C." This continued until Diane could say the whole alphabet from start to finish.
Diane's dad used praise as a reinforcer.
a. forward chaining
b. backward chaining
c. whole-task method
d. not an example of chaining - Answers - a. forword chaining
Faye was learning how to assemble a speaker. Her trainer, Kathy, asked Faye to
assemble the first two parts of the speaker. Faye made many errors, and Kathy
corrected them, using prompts. When the first two parts were assembled through
prompted correct responding, Kathy asked Faye to add the third part. This process
continued until Faye had added all the parts. Kathy corrected Faye's errors using
prompts that were faded over time. Training continued until Faye could assemble a
speaker without prompts.
a. forward chaining
b. backward chaining
c. whole-task method
d. not an example of chaining - Answers - a. forward chaining
Alstair was a 4-year-old boy who frequently pounced on other children at his daycare
centre. Whenever Alstair pounced on someone, he was placed in a special room for 2
minutes. During this time, Alstair couldn't see anybody, and all he could do was wait
there. Alstair's pouncing behaviour declined as a result
a. punishment - physical punishment
b. punishment - reprimands
c. punishment - exclusionary timeout
d. punishment - nonexclusionary timeout
e. punishment - response cost
f. punishment - arbitrary activity punisher
g. punishment - restitutional overcorrection
h. punishment - positive practice overcorrection
i. punishment - habit reversal
j. not an example of punishment - Answers - c. punishment - exclusionary timeout
When Mark used bad language, his mother would make him clean up the dog feces in
the back yard. This procedure caused Mark's swearing behaviour to decline.
a. punishment - physical punishment
