Behavior modification - Chapter 9 Exam Questions & Answers 100% Correct!

1. What is a stimulus? Give 2 examples not from the text. - ANSWERpeople, objects, and events currently present in one's immediate surroundings that impinge on one's sense receptors and that can affect behaviour. Ex. Chair, tree, my mom 2. What is an ABC assessment? - ANSWERIdentifying the antecedents and consequences of a behaviour (antecedents, behaviour, consequences) 3. Define stimulus control. - ANSWERthe degree of correlation between the occurrence of a particular antecedent stimulus and the occurrence of a subsequent response. 4. What is good stimulus control? Give an example that isn't in this chapter - ANSWERA strong correlation between occurance of a particular stimulus and a particular response. Example: Every time John, a child who loves icecream hears music from the ice cream truck, he asks his parents for ice cream. 5. Define S^D and give an example that isn't in this chapter. Identify both the S^D and the response in the example. - ANSWERDiscriminative stimulus, A stimulus in the presence of which a response will be reinforced. Example: If someone sees a says "Fill out a survey, get a cookie" (S^D), they are likely to fill out the survey (behavior) to get a cookie. 6. Define S^triangle, and give an example that isn't in this chapter. Identify both the S^triangle and the response in the example. - ANSWERA cue that a particular response won't be reinforced, it won't pay off. Example: Janice wants a cupcake, but reads a sign that says "Cupcakes Sold out" (S^triangle), she will not wait in the bakery line, but leave (response). 7. What is the difference between a stimulus and a discriminate stimulus? - ANSWERA stimulus is any person, object or event in one's surroundings that impinge on one's sense receptors and affect their in any way behavior, whereas a discriminate stimulus is a stimulus that will evoke a behavior that will be positively reinforced. 8. Give an example (not from this chapter) of a stimulus that is an S^D for one behavior and an S^triangle for a different behavior. - ANSWERSeeing a "wet floor" sign is a S^D for walking slowly, and an S^triangle for running.