BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION
COMPREHENSIVE TEST PAPER QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS VERIFIED GRADED A+
●● What is B.F. Skinner generally associated with?
Answer: Operant conditioning.
●● What is a conditioned stimulus?
Answer: A neutral stimulus that, when paired with a second stimulus,
produces a response originally associated with the first neutral stimulus.
●● What is classical conditioning characterized by?
Answer: Involuntary responses.
●● What are natural reinforcers?
Answer: Reinforcers that happen spontaneously as a normal part of
everyday life.
●● What is an unconditioned stimulus?
Answer: A stimulus that requires no previous learning for a response.
●● What is negative reinforcement?
, Answer: The consequence that involves removing a previously existing
aversive stimulus after the behavior has occurred.
●● What is classical conditioning also called?
Answer: Respondent conditioning.
●● What is positive reinforcement?
Answer: The consequence that involves presenting, or adding, a stimulus
after the behavior has occurred.
●● What causes relapse in situations?
Answer: Avoidable setback situations, overreaction to occasional
setbacks, counterproductive self-talk, and all of the above.
●● What is rule-governed behavior?
Answer: Reinforcing a child for stating what they intend to do and then
for later doing that behavior.
●● What is a behavioral contract?
Answer: A clear written statement of what behaviors individuals will
produce, what reinforcers will be used, and who will deliver those
reinforcers.
●● What is self-efficacy?
COMPREHENSIVE TEST PAPER QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS VERIFIED GRADED A+
●● What is B.F. Skinner generally associated with?
Answer: Operant conditioning.
●● What is a conditioned stimulus?
Answer: A neutral stimulus that, when paired with a second stimulus,
produces a response originally associated with the first neutral stimulus.
●● What is classical conditioning characterized by?
Answer: Involuntary responses.
●● What are natural reinforcers?
Answer: Reinforcers that happen spontaneously as a normal part of
everyday life.
●● What is an unconditioned stimulus?
Answer: A stimulus that requires no previous learning for a response.
●● What is negative reinforcement?
, Answer: The consequence that involves removing a previously existing
aversive stimulus after the behavior has occurred.
●● What is classical conditioning also called?
Answer: Respondent conditioning.
●● What is positive reinforcement?
Answer: The consequence that involves presenting, or adding, a stimulus
after the behavior has occurred.
●● What causes relapse in situations?
Answer: Avoidable setback situations, overreaction to occasional
setbacks, counterproductive self-talk, and all of the above.
●● What is rule-governed behavior?
Answer: Reinforcing a child for stating what they intend to do and then
for later doing that behavior.
●● What is a behavioral contract?
Answer: A clear written statement of what behaviors individuals will
produce, what reinforcers will be used, and who will deliver those
reinforcers.
●● What is self-efficacy?
