SPE 526 MODULE 1 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Read the following scenario and select the best statement.
A homeless man is sitting by a shop. A pedestrian passed by and gave him a five-dollar bill, the
homeless man saw the bill but did not do anything - he did not take the money or say anything. The
pedestrian took the money back and left. The second pedestrian passed by and gave him a cup of
coffee, the homeless man took the coffee.
A) The five-dollar bill can become an unconditioned stimulus if paired with a conditioned stimulus,
and the coffee can become a conditioned stimulus if paired with an unconditioned stimulus.
B) All are correct.
C) The five-dollar bill may be a neutral stimulus while the coffee had an effect on behavior.
D) The five-dollar bill is not a stimulus, but the coffee is a conditioned stimulus. ✅✅ANSW-C) The
five-dollar bill may be a neutral stimulus while the coffee had an effect on behavior.
- Five-dollar bill did not produce a response and thus may be a neutral stimulus. The coffee produced
a response - taking the coffee.
Read the scenario and select the best answer.
Bill ordered a coffee. The coffee was so hot that Bill immediately retracted when he tried to drink it.
Afterwards, Bill would wait for a while before he drinks coffee whenever he orders a coffee.
A) Retracting in this scenario is an unconditioned response.
B) The delay to drinking coffee is a result of operant conditioning.
C) All answers are correct.
, D) Retracting after being in contact with hot coffee in this scenario demonstrate a reflex.
✅✅ANSW-C) All answers are correct
A group of responses that share a common physical element ___________.
A) may belong to the same response class.
B) may form one behavior.
C) All are correct.
D) May have different functions. ✅✅ANSW-C) All are correct.
Which of the following can show behavior?
A) Only the cat and the group of college students can show behavior.
B) A cat in deep sleep.
C) A group of college students playing football.
D) A floating apple in the water. ✅✅ANSW-B) A cat in deep sleep.
A sleeping cat is a living organism that can perform actions.
Which of the following best describes a specific response of the behavior - eating food?
A) Starting to eat the fried chicken one minute after it was presented.
B) Putting all chips in mouth.
CORRECT ANSWERS
Read the following scenario and select the best statement.
A homeless man is sitting by a shop. A pedestrian passed by and gave him a five-dollar bill, the
homeless man saw the bill but did not do anything - he did not take the money or say anything. The
pedestrian took the money back and left. The second pedestrian passed by and gave him a cup of
coffee, the homeless man took the coffee.
A) The five-dollar bill can become an unconditioned stimulus if paired with a conditioned stimulus,
and the coffee can become a conditioned stimulus if paired with an unconditioned stimulus.
B) All are correct.
C) The five-dollar bill may be a neutral stimulus while the coffee had an effect on behavior.
D) The five-dollar bill is not a stimulus, but the coffee is a conditioned stimulus. ✅✅ANSW-C) The
five-dollar bill may be a neutral stimulus while the coffee had an effect on behavior.
- Five-dollar bill did not produce a response and thus may be a neutral stimulus. The coffee produced
a response - taking the coffee.
Read the scenario and select the best answer.
Bill ordered a coffee. The coffee was so hot that Bill immediately retracted when he tried to drink it.
Afterwards, Bill would wait for a while before he drinks coffee whenever he orders a coffee.
A) Retracting in this scenario is an unconditioned response.
B) The delay to drinking coffee is a result of operant conditioning.
C) All answers are correct.
, D) Retracting after being in contact with hot coffee in this scenario demonstrate a reflex.
✅✅ANSW-C) All answers are correct
A group of responses that share a common physical element ___________.
A) may belong to the same response class.
B) may form one behavior.
C) All are correct.
D) May have different functions. ✅✅ANSW-C) All are correct.
Which of the following can show behavior?
A) Only the cat and the group of college students can show behavior.
B) A cat in deep sleep.
C) A group of college students playing football.
D) A floating apple in the water. ✅✅ANSW-B) A cat in deep sleep.
A sleeping cat is a living organism that can perform actions.
Which of the following best describes a specific response of the behavior - eating food?
A) Starting to eat the fried chicken one minute after it was presented.
B) Putting all chips in mouth.
