spce 609 Final Exam Mock Test Part 2 UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
What does functional analysis classify behavior according Response functions and stimulus functions
to?
What is the A-phase in reversal design called? Baseline
What are stimuli that vary physically but have a common Stimulus class
effect on behavior part of?
What does the behavior of an organism include? Everything an organism does, including biological processes such as digestion
When does analysis of behavior become experimental? When it involves the manipulation of a condition to see how behavior is affected
What do negative reinforcers do? Increase behavior when removed
What does Skinner's model of selection by consequences It naturally varies in form and frequency
assume about behavior?
What is the variable manipulated by the experimenter Independent variable
called?
Who first described the idea that successful behaviors Thorndike's law of effect
will increase in likelihood?
What does the term 'respondent' refer to in behavior? Behavior that is elicited
What is any stimulus that follows a response and A reinforcement function
increases its frequency called?
, In functional analysis, what are positive and negative Stimulus classes
reinforcers examples of?
In the study of recess time effects on learning, what is the The independent variable
amount of recess time considered?
What refers to all forms of a behavior that have a similar Response class
function?
Which of the following is not an example of operant Flinching slightly when the nurse tells you that they are about to give you a shot
conditioning?
What schedule of reinforcement is it if food is presented Continuous schedule
every time a pigeon pecks a key?
What does the Premack principle state about higher- It will function as reinforcement for a lower-frequency behavior
frequency behavior?
What type of schedule is it when a rat receives a pellet Interval schedule
for the first response after 5 minutes?
What did Skinner propose as the basic datum for operant Rate
analysis?
What do principles of behavior like extinction and Generalize across species
spontaneous recovery do?
What is the behavior pattern that results from increasing Ratio strain
the number of responses required in a ratio schedule too
quickly?
What is the reappearance of a previously extinguished Spontaneous recovery
behavior called?
What do variable-ratio schedules generate? High rates of response
What type of schedules generate predictable stair-step Fixed ratio
patterns?
Which schedules produce a higher rate of response? Ratio schedules
What is the example of Joanne putting on sunscreen to Negative reinforcement
avoid sunburn?
What is positive reinforcement? A process that increases the likelihood of a behavior by adding a rewarding
stimulus.
What is negative reinforcement? A process that increases the likelihood of a behavior by removing an aversive
stimulus.
CORRECT ANSWERS
What does functional analysis classify behavior according Response functions and stimulus functions
to?
What is the A-phase in reversal design called? Baseline
What are stimuli that vary physically but have a common Stimulus class
effect on behavior part of?
What does the behavior of an organism include? Everything an organism does, including biological processes such as digestion
When does analysis of behavior become experimental? When it involves the manipulation of a condition to see how behavior is affected
What do negative reinforcers do? Increase behavior when removed
What does Skinner's model of selection by consequences It naturally varies in form and frequency
assume about behavior?
What is the variable manipulated by the experimenter Independent variable
called?
Who first described the idea that successful behaviors Thorndike's law of effect
will increase in likelihood?
What does the term 'respondent' refer to in behavior? Behavior that is elicited
What is any stimulus that follows a response and A reinforcement function
increases its frequency called?
, In functional analysis, what are positive and negative Stimulus classes
reinforcers examples of?
In the study of recess time effects on learning, what is the The independent variable
amount of recess time considered?
What refers to all forms of a behavior that have a similar Response class
function?
Which of the following is not an example of operant Flinching slightly when the nurse tells you that they are about to give you a shot
conditioning?
What schedule of reinforcement is it if food is presented Continuous schedule
every time a pigeon pecks a key?
What does the Premack principle state about higher- It will function as reinforcement for a lower-frequency behavior
frequency behavior?
What type of schedule is it when a rat receives a pellet Interval schedule
for the first response after 5 minutes?
What did Skinner propose as the basic datum for operant Rate
analysis?
What do principles of behavior like extinction and Generalize across species
spontaneous recovery do?
What is the behavior pattern that results from increasing Ratio strain
the number of responses required in a ratio schedule too
quickly?
What is the reappearance of a previously extinguished Spontaneous recovery
behavior called?
What do variable-ratio schedules generate? High rates of response
What type of schedules generate predictable stair-step Fixed ratio
patterns?
Which schedules produce a higher rate of response? Ratio schedules
What is the example of Joanne putting on sunscreen to Negative reinforcement
avoid sunburn?
What is positive reinforcement? A process that increases the likelihood of a behavior by adding a rewarding
stimulus.
What is negative reinforcement? A process that increases the likelihood of a behavior by removing an aversive
stimulus.
