Week 1 Quiz: PSY5280 - Jan 06 2026 to Mar 14 2026 - Section 01 3/11/26, 8:59 PM
Week 1 Quiz
Due Jan 12 at 11:59pm
Points 20
Questions 21
Time Limit None
Instructions
This quiz will help you and your instructor to assess your learning gains and mastery of the relevant
learning objectives and the following course competency:
Competency 1: Distinguish the principles of behavior analysis associated with increasing and
decreasing behavior.
Please carefully read the following instructions before beginning the quiz:
You must complete and submit the quiz by Sunday at 11:59 p.m. Central time.
Do not start the quiz until you are fully prepared to complete it (that is, all of this week's study
activities must be completed). The quiz must be completed without referring to reading materials,
study aids (for example, flashcards), or notes. A dictionary is permitted to check spelling; however,
a glossary is not permitted. Contact with other learners or any informant is expressly prohibited
during a quiz.
There is no time limit for this or any other courseroom quizzes.
You may take this quiz once. Be sure to review the readings before you start the quiz.
Click the linked quiz title to access the quiz. If you have any issues with the quiz, contact your
instructor.
Attempt History
Attempt Time
LATEST Attem pt 1 10 minutes 19.1 out of 20
Score
Score for this quiz: 19.1 out of 20
Submitted Jan 12 at 2:58pm
This attempt took 10 minutes.
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, Week 1 Quiz: PSY5280 - Jan 06 2026 to Mar 14 2026 - Section 01 3/11/26, 8:59 PM
Question 1
pts
A reflex is a _____________ ____________ relation consisting of an antecedent stimulus and the
respondent behavior it elicits (such as a knee-jerk to a tap just below the patella).
Behavior consequence.
Correct!
Stimulus-response.
Correct.
Respondent-respondent.
Functional class.
Question 2
pts
Operant conditioning, which encompasses ___________________ and ______________, refers to
the process and selective effects of consequences on behavior.
Response, behavior.
Antecedent, stimulus.
Control, coercion.
Correct!
Reinforcement, punishment.
Correct.
Question 3
pts
The three-term contingency is the basic unit of analysis in the analysis of operant behavior and
is made of the following elements: Correct!
Antecedent, behavior, consequence.
Correct.
Reflex, time, duration.
Learning history, outcomes, stimuli.
Reinforcement, punishment, extinction.
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Week 1 Quiz
Due Jan 12 at 11:59pm
Points 20
Questions 21
Time Limit None
Instructions
This quiz will help you and your instructor to assess your learning gains and mastery of the relevant
learning objectives and the following course competency:
Competency 1: Distinguish the principles of behavior analysis associated with increasing and
decreasing behavior.
Please carefully read the following instructions before beginning the quiz:
You must complete and submit the quiz by Sunday at 11:59 p.m. Central time.
Do not start the quiz until you are fully prepared to complete it (that is, all of this week's study
activities must be completed). The quiz must be completed without referring to reading materials,
study aids (for example, flashcards), or notes. A dictionary is permitted to check spelling; however,
a glossary is not permitted. Contact with other learners or any informant is expressly prohibited
during a quiz.
There is no time limit for this or any other courseroom quizzes.
You may take this quiz once. Be sure to review the readings before you start the quiz.
Click the linked quiz title to access the quiz. If you have any issues with the quiz, contact your
instructor.
Attempt History
Attempt Time
LATEST Attem pt 1 10 minutes 19.1 out of 20
Score
Score for this quiz: 19.1 out of 20
Submitted Jan 12 at 2:58pm
This attempt took 10 minutes.
https://courseroom.capella.edu/courses/33948/quizzes/139048?module_item_id=1695147 Page 1 of 8
, Week 1 Quiz: PSY5280 - Jan 06 2026 to Mar 14 2026 - Section 01 3/11/26, 8:59 PM
Question 1
pts
A reflex is a _____________ ____________ relation consisting of an antecedent stimulus and the
respondent behavior it elicits (such as a knee-jerk to a tap just below the patella).
Behavior consequence.
Correct!
Stimulus-response.
Correct.
Respondent-respondent.
Functional class.
Question 2
pts
Operant conditioning, which encompasses ___________________ and ______________, refers to
the process and selective effects of consequences on behavior.
Response, behavior.
Antecedent, stimulus.
Control, coercion.
Correct!
Reinforcement, punishment.
Correct.
Question 3
pts
The three-term contingency is the basic unit of analysis in the analysis of operant behavior and
is made of the following elements: Correct!
Antecedent, behavior, consequence.
Correct.
Reflex, time, duration.
Learning history, outcomes, stimuli.
Reinforcement, punishment, extinction.
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