PSY 657 TEST 2 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS. VERIFIED 2025/2026.
The term motivating operation is roughly synonymous with
A. abolishing operation.
B. setting event.
C. establishing operation.
D. discriminative stimulus. - ANS setting event
An evocative effect refers to
A. a decrease in the current frequency of behavior that has been associated with a particular
consequence.
B. an increase in the current frequency of behavior that has been associated with a particular
consequence.
C. an increase in the future frequency of behavior that has been associated with a particular
consequence.
D. an increase in the current frequency of behavior enabled by the presentation of a repertoire
altering stimulus. - ANS an increase in the current frequency of behavior that has been
associated with a particular consequence.
An abative effect refers to
A. an increase in the current frequency of behavior that has been associated with a particular
consequence.
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, B. a decrease in the future frequency of behavior that has been associated with a particular
consequence.
C. a decrease in the future frequency of behavior enabled by the presentation of a repertoire
altering stimulus.
D. a decrease in the current frequency of behavior that has been associated with a particular
consequence. - ANS a decrease in the current frequency of behavior that has been associated
with a particular consequence.
You are scrolling through a news app and stop to read an article that says flu season is here and
it will be particularly bad this year. After reading the article, you immediately head out to buy a
pack of disposable masks and some hand sanitizer. In relation to buying masks and hand
sanitizer, the news article is
A. an SD.
B. a UMO.
C. a CMO.
D. a neutral stimulus. - ANS a CMO
You are scrolling through a news app and stop to read an article that says flu season is here and
it will be particularly bad this year. After reading the article, you immediately head out to buy a
pack of disposable masks and some hand sanitizer. Heading out to the store after reading the
article exemplifies
A. a value altering establishing effect.
B. an evocative behavior altering effect.
C. a value altering abolishing effect.
D. an abative behavior altering effect. - ANS an evocative behavior altering effect.
You are scrolling through a news app and stop to read an article that says flu season is here and
it will be particularly bad this year. After reading the article, you immediately head out to buy a
pack of disposable masks and some hand sanitizer. The particularly bad flu season has a
A. behavior altering abative effect on having masks and hand sanitizer.
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ANSWERS. VERIFIED 2025/2026.
The term motivating operation is roughly synonymous with
A. abolishing operation.
B. setting event.
C. establishing operation.
D. discriminative stimulus. - ANS setting event
An evocative effect refers to
A. a decrease in the current frequency of behavior that has been associated with a particular
consequence.
B. an increase in the current frequency of behavior that has been associated with a particular
consequence.
C. an increase in the future frequency of behavior that has been associated with a particular
consequence.
D. an increase in the current frequency of behavior enabled by the presentation of a repertoire
altering stimulus. - ANS an increase in the current frequency of behavior that has been
associated with a particular consequence.
An abative effect refers to
A. an increase in the current frequency of behavior that has been associated with a particular
consequence.
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, B. a decrease in the future frequency of behavior that has been associated with a particular
consequence.
C. a decrease in the future frequency of behavior enabled by the presentation of a repertoire
altering stimulus.
D. a decrease in the current frequency of behavior that has been associated with a particular
consequence. - ANS a decrease in the current frequency of behavior that has been associated
with a particular consequence.
You are scrolling through a news app and stop to read an article that says flu season is here and
it will be particularly bad this year. After reading the article, you immediately head out to buy a
pack of disposable masks and some hand sanitizer. In relation to buying masks and hand
sanitizer, the news article is
A. an SD.
B. a UMO.
C. a CMO.
D. a neutral stimulus. - ANS a CMO
You are scrolling through a news app and stop to read an article that says flu season is here and
it will be particularly bad this year. After reading the article, you immediately head out to buy a
pack of disposable masks and some hand sanitizer. Heading out to the store after reading the
article exemplifies
A. a value altering establishing effect.
B. an evocative behavior altering effect.
C. a value altering abolishing effect.
D. an abative behavior altering effect. - ANS an evocative behavior altering effect.
You are scrolling through a news app and stop to read an article that says flu season is here and
it will be particularly bad this year. After reading the article, you immediately head out to buy a
pack of disposable masks and some hand sanitizer. The particularly bad flu season has a
A. behavior altering abative effect on having masks and hand sanitizer.
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