PSY 659 MIDTERM STUDYGUIDE EXAM WITH CORRECT ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS LATEST
ALREADY GRADED A+
Behavior - (answer)Anything a person says or does
Products of behavior - (answer)Outcomes that result from behavior (e.g., "losing 10 lbs," "getting an A")
Overt behavior - (answer)Observable actions others can see; e.g., talking out loud, throwing a ball,
having a tantrum
Covert behavior - (answer)Internal, unobservable events; e.g., imagining, private self-talk, thinking in
words
Behavioral deficit - (answer)Too little of a behavior you want to increase; e.g., child rarely speaks
Behavioral excess - (answer)Too much of a behavior you want to decrease; e.g., talking excessively in
meetings
Context matters - (answer)A behavior can be a deficit in one situation and an excess in another
Behavior is lawful - (answer)Follows predictable principles; can be observed, described, and recorded
Behavior modification - (answer)Systematic application of behavioral principles to improve behavior and
enhance functioning
Frequency / Rate - (answer)Number of occurrences in a time period; e.g., 5 tomato plants in 30 minutes
Duration - (answer)Length of time a behavior lasts; e.g., 20 minutes spent running
Latency - (answer)Time between stimulus and behavior onset; e.g., seconds between whistle and
sprinter's start
, PSY 659 MIDTERM STUDYGUIDE EXAM WITH CORRECT ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS LATEST
ALREADY GRADED A+
Intensity / Force - (answer)Physical effort or energy; e.g., grip strength in handshake
Unconditioned stimulus (US) - (answer)Naturally elicits a response; e.g., food
Unconditioned response (UR) - (answer)Unlearned response; e.g., salivation
Conditioned stimulus (CS) - (answer)Previously neutral, now elicits response after pairing; e.g., bell after
pairing with food
Conditioned response (CR) - (answer)Learned response to CS; e.g., salivation to bell
Neutral stimulus (NS) - (answer)Has no effect before conditioning
Respondent extinction - (answer)Present CS without US until CR decreases
Counterconditioning - (answer)Replace CR with opposite response
Higher-order conditioning - (answer)NS becomes CS by pairing with another CS
Stimulus generalization - (answer)CR occurs to stimuli similar to CS
Stimulus discrimination - (answer)CR occurs only to specific CS
Operant behavior - (answer)Behavior that operates on environment to produce consequences
QUESTIONS AND CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS LATEST
ALREADY GRADED A+
Behavior - (answer)Anything a person says or does
Products of behavior - (answer)Outcomes that result from behavior (e.g., "losing 10 lbs," "getting an A")
Overt behavior - (answer)Observable actions others can see; e.g., talking out loud, throwing a ball,
having a tantrum
Covert behavior - (answer)Internal, unobservable events; e.g., imagining, private self-talk, thinking in
words
Behavioral deficit - (answer)Too little of a behavior you want to increase; e.g., child rarely speaks
Behavioral excess - (answer)Too much of a behavior you want to decrease; e.g., talking excessively in
meetings
Context matters - (answer)A behavior can be a deficit in one situation and an excess in another
Behavior is lawful - (answer)Follows predictable principles; can be observed, described, and recorded
Behavior modification - (answer)Systematic application of behavioral principles to improve behavior and
enhance functioning
Frequency / Rate - (answer)Number of occurrences in a time period; e.g., 5 tomato plants in 30 minutes
Duration - (answer)Length of time a behavior lasts; e.g., 20 minutes spent running
Latency - (answer)Time between stimulus and behavior onset; e.g., seconds between whistle and
sprinter's start
, PSY 659 MIDTERM STUDYGUIDE EXAM WITH CORRECT ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS LATEST
ALREADY GRADED A+
Intensity / Force - (answer)Physical effort or energy; e.g., grip strength in handshake
Unconditioned stimulus (US) - (answer)Naturally elicits a response; e.g., food
Unconditioned response (UR) - (answer)Unlearned response; e.g., salivation
Conditioned stimulus (CS) - (answer)Previously neutral, now elicits response after pairing; e.g., bell after
pairing with food
Conditioned response (CR) - (answer)Learned response to CS; e.g., salivation to bell
Neutral stimulus (NS) - (answer)Has no effect before conditioning
Respondent extinction - (answer)Present CS without US until CR decreases
Counterconditioning - (answer)Replace CR with opposite response
Higher-order conditioning - (answer)NS becomes CS by pairing with another CS
Stimulus generalization - (answer)CR occurs to stimuli similar to CS
Stimulus discrimination - (answer)CR occurs only to specific CS
Operant behavior - (answer)Behavior that operates on environment to produce consequences
