EDF 6222 Final Exam Review 2023 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS ALREADY PASSED A+ VERIFIED

Unique to humans is... - ANSWER the ability for language to further influence superstitious behavior Superstitious behavior arises from... - ANSWER accidental contingencies Superstitious behavior illustrates that... - ANSWER reinforcement is effective even if it isn't related to the behavior that follows What schedules are most likely in the natural environment - ANSWER Variable schedules Matching law - ANSWER Quantitative relationship between rates of response and rates of reinforcement in concurrent schedules Long-term consequences are - ANSWER delayed Speed and effectiveness of punishment - ANSWER The more delayed the punishment, the less effective it is Belushi effect of drug tolerance - 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 - ANSWER 1/5 Hart & Risley study - 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 - ANSWER 1/2