Psyc 435 Final Updated Actual Exam
Question and Answer (2026/2027) |
Final Review
• responses, reinforces -✓✓ According to the matching law, the proportion of
_____ matches the proportion of _____ obtained on the alternative.
• overmatching -✓✓ A fox with a sore leg would likely show _____ when
distributing its between various locations in which it tends to forage for food
• melioration -✓✓ According to ______ theory, an organism will shift its behavior
toward higher value alternatives without regard to the effect on overall level of
reinforcement
• singing a song, covering their eyes, looking at the pictures on the wall -✓✓
Children who are most successful at a delay of gratification task may be seen
• controlling response; controlled response -✓✓ By eating a full meal before going
grocery shopping, Susan was able to ensure that she didn't buy junk food.
According to Skinner, eating the full meal is the ______ while the types of
groceries she bought is the ______.
• more; more -✓✓ According to the Ainklie-Rachlin model of self-control, the
larger later reward function for a pigeon will likely be ______ deeply scalloped
than the larger later reward function for a human, which means that the pigeon is
relatively ______ impulsive.
• increase self-control -✓✓ The availability of other sources of reinforcement can
• fear responses, yawning, orienting responses -✓✓ Contagious behavior is
common with behaviors such as
• yes -✓✓ Is the following an example of stimulus enhancement?
- My cats finally playing on their cat tree but only after I vacuum it
Question and Answer (2026/2027) |
Final Review
• responses, reinforces -✓✓ According to the matching law, the proportion of
_____ matches the proportion of _____ obtained on the alternative.
• overmatching -✓✓ A fox with a sore leg would likely show _____ when
distributing its between various locations in which it tends to forage for food
• melioration -✓✓ According to ______ theory, an organism will shift its behavior
toward higher value alternatives without regard to the effect on overall level of
reinforcement
• singing a song, covering their eyes, looking at the pictures on the wall -✓✓
Children who are most successful at a delay of gratification task may be seen
• controlling response; controlled response -✓✓ By eating a full meal before going
grocery shopping, Susan was able to ensure that she didn't buy junk food.
According to Skinner, eating the full meal is the ______ while the types of
groceries she bought is the ______.
• more; more -✓✓ According to the Ainklie-Rachlin model of self-control, the
larger later reward function for a pigeon will likely be ______ deeply scalloped
than the larger later reward function for a human, which means that the pigeon is
relatively ______ impulsive.
• increase self-control -✓✓ The availability of other sources of reinforcement can
• fear responses, yawning, orienting responses -✓✓ Contagious behavior is
common with behaviors such as
• yes -✓✓ Is the following an example of stimulus enhancement?
- My cats finally playing on their cat tree but only after I vacuum it
