SPCE 609 Final Exam || Final Exam Edition: Pass with
A+ Accuracy!!
A ______________ is behavior that is elicited by a biologically relevant stimulus while a/an
_______________ is behavior controlled by its consequences. correct answers Reflex;
operant
Skinner's model of selection by consequences assumes that behavior: correct answers
Naturally varies in form and frequency
The behavior of an organism: correct answers Is everything an organism does, including
thinking and feeling
Applied behavior analysis is: correct answers The use of behavior principles to solve
practical problems
Which of the following is not one of the conditions tested by Iwata and associates (1994) in
their functional analysis of the cause of self-injurious behavior (SIB) in children with
developmental disabilities? correct answers Peer interaction
Behavior analysts recognize the importance of _____________________, but tend to focus
more on ____________________. correct answers Biology; environment
In terms of behavior-environmental relations, establishing operations: (choose all that apply)
correct answers Increase momentarily responses that have produced reinforcement; Increase
the momentary effectiveness of reinforcement
Functional analysis involves classifying behavior according to ____________, and analyzing
the environment in terms of _________. correct answers Response functions; stimulus
functions
The term _____________refers to behavior that is elicited and the term ____________ refers
to behavior that is emitted: correct answers Respondent; operant
Max conducted a study in which he moved the recycling bin in the hallway close to the
classroom door for a week and then a week with the recycling bin about 10 feet from the door
of the classroom. The trash bin remained constant at about 5 feet from the classroom door. At
the end of each day, Max measured the amount of recycling in the bin. What is the dependent
variable for this study? correct answers The amount of trash in the recycling bin
According to Baer, Wolf, and Risley (1968), what is the difference between basic and applied
behavior analysis? correct answers Basic research is likely to look at any behavior and and
variable, and applied research looks at variables that could improve behavior
Analysis of behavior becomes experimental when it involves: correct answers The
manipulation of a condition to see how behavior is affected
A researcher examined the possibility that additional recess time would increase the number
of math facts learned over a one-month period. The procedure tested this hypothesis using a
first-grade classroom with extended recess time a second-grade classroom with regular recess
, time. In this study, the amount of recess time would be considered: correct answers The
independent variable
Which of the following would likely be the best research question to address using an A-B-
A-B reversal design? correct answers The effect of extra credit on time spent studying for an
exam
In functional analysis, positive and negative reinforcers are examples of: correct answers
Stimulus classes
Principles of behavior like extinction, discrimination, and spontaneous recovery: correct
answers Generalize across species
If food is presented every time a pigeon pecks a key, then the behavior is on a __________
schedule of reinforcement. correct answers Continuous
Schedules that generate predictable stair-step patterns are: correct answers Fixed Ratio
Mex finds that his new dog will work really hard for bites of a doggy treat at the beginning of
a training session, but appears to lose interest in the treats the more that Max gives to him.
This is an example of: correct answers Satiation
Maria is paid on Friday, every two weeks. This is an example of a __________ schedule of
reinforcement. correct answers Fixed-interval
In the television show The Office, Jim pranks his coworker Dwight by repeatedly playing a
sound on his computer and then immediately offering Dwight a strong breath mint. After
several days of this, Dwight immediately holds out his hand when the computer beeps and
reports that he has a bad taste in his mouth. In this (fake) demonstration of learning: correct
answers Holding out his hand is an operant behavior and salivating is a respondent behavior
William (1959) found that the bedtime tantrum behavior of a 20-month-old was maintained
by __________ and the parents' behavior of giving in to the tantrum was maintained by
__________. correct answers Positive reinforcement; negative reinforcement
The extinction burst refers to: correct answers An increase n frequency of the behavior when
extinction is first started
Before Frank could begin his research project, he had to train his rat to press the lever by
reinforcing successive approximation of lever pressing. This technique is known as: correct
answers Shaping
Behavioral momentum: correct answers Refers to behavor that persist or continues in the
presence of a stimulus for reinforcement despite disruptive factors
When considering ratio and interval schedules of reinforcement: correct answers Ratio
schedules produce a higher rate of response
A+ Accuracy!!
A ______________ is behavior that is elicited by a biologically relevant stimulus while a/an
_______________ is behavior controlled by its consequences. correct answers Reflex;
operant
Skinner's model of selection by consequences assumes that behavior: correct answers
Naturally varies in form and frequency
The behavior of an organism: correct answers Is everything an organism does, including
thinking and feeling
Applied behavior analysis is: correct answers The use of behavior principles to solve
practical problems
Which of the following is not one of the conditions tested by Iwata and associates (1994) in
their functional analysis of the cause of self-injurious behavior (SIB) in children with
developmental disabilities? correct answers Peer interaction
Behavior analysts recognize the importance of _____________________, but tend to focus
more on ____________________. correct answers Biology; environment
In terms of behavior-environmental relations, establishing operations: (choose all that apply)
correct answers Increase momentarily responses that have produced reinforcement; Increase
the momentary effectiveness of reinforcement
Functional analysis involves classifying behavior according to ____________, and analyzing
the environment in terms of _________. correct answers Response functions; stimulus
functions
The term _____________refers to behavior that is elicited and the term ____________ refers
to behavior that is emitted: correct answers Respondent; operant
Max conducted a study in which he moved the recycling bin in the hallway close to the
classroom door for a week and then a week with the recycling bin about 10 feet from the door
of the classroom. The trash bin remained constant at about 5 feet from the classroom door. At
the end of each day, Max measured the amount of recycling in the bin. What is the dependent
variable for this study? correct answers The amount of trash in the recycling bin
According to Baer, Wolf, and Risley (1968), what is the difference between basic and applied
behavior analysis? correct answers Basic research is likely to look at any behavior and and
variable, and applied research looks at variables that could improve behavior
Analysis of behavior becomes experimental when it involves: correct answers The
manipulation of a condition to see how behavior is affected
A researcher examined the possibility that additional recess time would increase the number
of math facts learned over a one-month period. The procedure tested this hypothesis using a
first-grade classroom with extended recess time a second-grade classroom with regular recess
, time. In this study, the amount of recess time would be considered: correct answers The
independent variable
Which of the following would likely be the best research question to address using an A-B-
A-B reversal design? correct answers The effect of extra credit on time spent studying for an
exam
In functional analysis, positive and negative reinforcers are examples of: correct answers
Stimulus classes
Principles of behavior like extinction, discrimination, and spontaneous recovery: correct
answers Generalize across species
If food is presented every time a pigeon pecks a key, then the behavior is on a __________
schedule of reinforcement. correct answers Continuous
Schedules that generate predictable stair-step patterns are: correct answers Fixed Ratio
Mex finds that his new dog will work really hard for bites of a doggy treat at the beginning of
a training session, but appears to lose interest in the treats the more that Max gives to him.
This is an example of: correct answers Satiation
Maria is paid on Friday, every two weeks. This is an example of a __________ schedule of
reinforcement. correct answers Fixed-interval
In the television show The Office, Jim pranks his coworker Dwight by repeatedly playing a
sound on his computer and then immediately offering Dwight a strong breath mint. After
several days of this, Dwight immediately holds out his hand when the computer beeps and
reports that he has a bad taste in his mouth. In this (fake) demonstration of learning: correct
answers Holding out his hand is an operant behavior and salivating is a respondent behavior
William (1959) found that the bedtime tantrum behavior of a 20-month-old was maintained
by __________ and the parents' behavior of giving in to the tantrum was maintained by
__________. correct answers Positive reinforcement; negative reinforcement
The extinction burst refers to: correct answers An increase n frequency of the behavior when
extinction is first started
Before Frank could begin his research project, he had to train his rat to press the lever by
reinforcing successive approximation of lever pressing. This technique is known as: correct
answers Shaping
Behavioral momentum: correct answers Refers to behavor that persist or continues in the
presence of a stimulus for reinforcement despite disruptive factors
When considering ratio and interval schedules of reinforcement: correct answers Ratio
schedules produce a higher rate of response
