EDF 6222 Final Exam Review
Questions With Correct Answers
Unique to humans is... - CORRECT ANSWER -the ability for language to further influence superstitious
behavior
Superstitious behavior arises from... - CORRECT ANSWER -accidental contingencies
Superstitious behavior illustrates that... - CORRECT ANSWER -reinforcement is effective even if it isn't
related to the behavior that follows
What schedules are most likely in the natural environment - CORRECT ANSWER -Variable schedules
Matching law - CORRECT ANSWER -Quantitative relationship between rates of response and rates of
reinforcement in concurrent schedules
Long-term consequences are - CORRECT ANSWER -delayed
Speed and effectiveness of punishment - CORRECT ANSWER -The more delayed the punishment, the less
effective it is
Belushi effect of drug tolerance - CORRECT ANSWER -Removal of the conditioned stimulus (the
environment) allowed the drug to effect him differently, causing overdose
The US Office of Technology assessments estimates that __ of modern medical treatments in common
use have been proved as effective - CORRECT ANSWER -1/5
Hart & Risley study - CORRECT ANSWER -Conducted to look for the cause of the disparity in linguistic
progress among children from different socioeconomic backgrounds
Children who come from a welfare background have __ as much experience per hour with words being
spoken to them than a working class child - CORRECT ANSWER -1/2
, Children who come from a welfare background have __ as much experience per hour with words being
spoken to them than a professional class child - CORRECT ANSWER -1/3
Should children be exposed to natural negative consequences - CORRECT ANSWER -Yes
What makes praise so effective - CORRECT ANSWER -Being specific, immediate, and warranted - not
generic
Traditional viewpoints of mental health - CORRECT ANSWER -Involve mentalistic and unobservable
causes
Why is talk therapy useful - CORRECT ANSWER -We all want positive social reinforcement
Strategty of community policing from an ABA standpoint - CORRECT ANSWER -Prejudice and stereotypes
are nothing but overgeneralization
Philosophy of the science of human behavior - CORRECT ANSWER -Behaviorism
What do we rely on as a philosophy of human behavior - CORRECT ANSWER -Structuralism
Normand 2009 about being skeptical - CORRECT ANSWER -Examine the available evidence before
making a decision
What do we need to consider to evaluate empirical evidence? - CORRECT ANSWER -Ensure that IOA has
been demonstrated and experimental control was established
Why does conditioning only go so far to explain human behavior? - CORRECT ANSWER -Adds countless
stimuli but no new responses
Ontogeny - CORRECT ANSWER -Individual
Questions With Correct Answers
Unique to humans is... - CORRECT ANSWER -the ability for language to further influence superstitious
behavior
Superstitious behavior arises from... - CORRECT ANSWER -accidental contingencies
Superstitious behavior illustrates that... - CORRECT ANSWER -reinforcement is effective even if it isn't
related to the behavior that follows
What schedules are most likely in the natural environment - CORRECT ANSWER -Variable schedules
Matching law - CORRECT ANSWER -Quantitative relationship between rates of response and rates of
reinforcement in concurrent schedules
Long-term consequences are - CORRECT ANSWER -delayed
Speed and effectiveness of punishment - CORRECT ANSWER -The more delayed the punishment, the less
effective it is
Belushi effect of drug tolerance - CORRECT ANSWER -Removal of the conditioned stimulus (the
environment) allowed the drug to effect him differently, causing overdose
The US Office of Technology assessments estimates that __ of modern medical treatments in common
use have been proved as effective - CORRECT ANSWER -1/5
Hart & Risley study - CORRECT ANSWER -Conducted to look for the cause of the disparity in linguistic
progress among children from different socioeconomic backgrounds
Children who come from a welfare background have __ as much experience per hour with words being
spoken to them than a working class child - CORRECT ANSWER -1/2
, Children who come from a welfare background have __ as much experience per hour with words being
spoken to them than a professional class child - CORRECT ANSWER -1/3
Should children be exposed to natural negative consequences - CORRECT ANSWER -Yes
What makes praise so effective - CORRECT ANSWER -Being specific, immediate, and warranted - not
generic
Traditional viewpoints of mental health - CORRECT ANSWER -Involve mentalistic and unobservable
causes
Why is talk therapy useful - CORRECT ANSWER -We all want positive social reinforcement
Strategty of community policing from an ABA standpoint - CORRECT ANSWER -Prejudice and stereotypes
are nothing but overgeneralization
Philosophy of the science of human behavior - CORRECT ANSWER -Behaviorism
What do we rely on as a philosophy of human behavior - CORRECT ANSWER -Structuralism
Normand 2009 about being skeptical - CORRECT ANSWER -Examine the available evidence before
making a decision
What do we need to consider to evaluate empirical evidence? - CORRECT ANSWER -Ensure that IOA has
been demonstrated and experimental control was established
Why does conditioning only go so far to explain human behavior? - CORRECT ANSWER -Adds countless
stimuli but no new responses
Ontogeny - CORRECT ANSWER -Individual
