PRAXIS 5622 PLT TEST |ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS|BRAND NEW UPDATE|GRADED A+

PRAXIS 5622 PLT TEST |ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS|BRAND NEW 2026-2027
UPDATE|GRADED A+


Question 1

Which of the following individuals is best known for his investigations into classical
conditioning?

- Ivan Pavlov

- E. L. Thorndike

- David Premack

- B. F. Skinner

CORRECT ANSWER

Ivan Pavlov




Question 2

In operant conditioning, extinction occurs when:

- a previously reinforced response is no longer reinforced and the response decreases.

- a previously reinforced response is no longer reinforced but continues to be observed.

- a stimulus decreases the frequency of an undesired response.

- the same response is given to similar stimuli.

CORRECT ANSWER

a previously reinforced response is no longer reinforced and the response decreases.




Question 3

Which of the following statements is true about punishment?


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,- In punishment, a previously reinforced response is no longer reinforced but continues to be
observed.

- It results in a decrease in the frequency of an undesired response.

- It results in the same response being given to similar stimuli.

- In punishment, a previously reinforced response is no longer reinforced and the response
decreases.

CORRECT ANSWER

It results in a decrease in the frequency of an undesired response.




Question 4

In Pavlov's experiments with dogs, the sound of a bell ringing just prior to the presentation
of food is best described as which of the following?

- A conditioned response

- An unconditioned response

- A conditioned stimulus

- An unconditioned stimulus

CORRECT ANSWER

A conditioned stimulus




Question 5

In the United States, which of the following students is most likely to receive physical
punishment in school?

- A White male from a middle-income background

- A minority female from a middle-income background

- A minority male from a low-income background

- A White female from a low-income background
CORRECT ANSWER


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, A minority male from a low-income background




Question 6

Which of the following researchers is considered the primary architect of operant
conditioning?

- Ivan Pavlov

- E. L. Thorndike

- David Premack

- B. F. Skinner

CORRECT ANSWER

B.F. Skinner




Question 7

In the context of the strategies that decrease undesirable behaviors, which of the
following should be the last resort for decreasing undesirable behaviors?

- Use differential reinforcement

- Terminate positive reinforcement (extinction)

- Present aversive stimuli (punishment)

- Remove desirable stimuli
CORRECT ANSWER

Present aversive stimuli (punishment)




Question 8

Rudolph is criticized by his soccer coach for his poor performance in a game. The coach
tells him that he is a poor team player. When Rudolph prepares for a game of basketball,


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, he feels anxious because both soccer and basketball are team sports. In the context of
classical conditioning, this scenario exemplifies _____.

- systematic desensitization

- generalization

- extinction

- discrimination

CORRECT ANSWER

generalization




Question 9

All of the following uses of applied behavior analysis are especially important except:

- increasing desirable behavior.

- decreasing undesirable behavior.

- using prompts and shaping behavior.

- modifying involuntary responses.

CORRECT ANSWER

modifying involuntary responses




Question 10

Which of the following statements best describes shaping?

- It is a form of positive reinforcement, presented after a desired response is observed.

- It is a form of punishment, intended to decrease an undesired response.

- It is a cue given just before a desired response to increase the likelihood of the desired
response.

- It involves teaching new behaviors by reinforcing successive approximations to a specified
target behavior.



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