PSYC 140 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
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Antecedent - ANS Stimulus that precedes a response
Antecedent stimulus - ANS An observable stimulus that is present before the behavior
occurs.
Asymptote - ANS Stable maximum level of responding
Automatic reinforcer - ANS A consequence that is directly produced by the response - it is not
provided by someone else - and that increases the behavior above a no-reinforcer baseline.
Avoidance behavior - ANS Negatively reinforced operant behavior that prevents an aversive
stimulus from happening.
Behavior - ANS Anything an integrated organism does
Behavior analysis - ANS A natural science that seeks to (1) accurately predict behavior and (2)
identify functional variables that can be used to positively influence behavior. This science
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, assumes that (1) behavior is determined by knowable environmental and biological variables
and (2) the scientific method is a valid way to identify those determinants.
Classical conditioning - ANS Neutral stimulus elicits a CR after pairing with a US
Compound stimulus - ANS Stimulus composed of several distinguishable elements
Conditioned response (CR) - ANS Learned response elicited by the CS
Conditioned stimulus (CS) - ANS Stimulus that elicits a CR
Confound - ANS Variables that are influencing behavior within an experiment, but are not
controlled by the researcher.
Consequence - ANS Contingent stimulus following a response
Consequence - ANS An observable stimulus change that happens after behavior occurs.
Contingency - ANS Cause and effect relationship
Correlation - ANS A positive correlation exists when two variables have a tendency to happen
together.
Cumulative record - ANS A graphical display of responding as it unfolds over time.
Dependent variable (DV) - ANS The objectively measured target behavior.
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100% CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST
VERSION 2025/2026.
Antecedent - ANS Stimulus that precedes a response
Antecedent stimulus - ANS An observable stimulus that is present before the behavior
occurs.
Asymptote - ANS Stable maximum level of responding
Automatic reinforcer - ANS A consequence that is directly produced by the response - it is not
provided by someone else - and that increases the behavior above a no-reinforcer baseline.
Avoidance behavior - ANS Negatively reinforced operant behavior that prevents an aversive
stimulus from happening.
Behavior - ANS Anything an integrated organism does
Behavior analysis - ANS A natural science that seeks to (1) accurately predict behavior and (2)
identify functional variables that can be used to positively influence behavior. This science
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, assumes that (1) behavior is determined by knowable environmental and biological variables
and (2) the scientific method is a valid way to identify those determinants.
Classical conditioning - ANS Neutral stimulus elicits a CR after pairing with a US
Compound stimulus - ANS Stimulus composed of several distinguishable elements
Conditioned response (CR) - ANS Learned response elicited by the CS
Conditioned stimulus (CS) - ANS Stimulus that elicits a CR
Confound - ANS Variables that are influencing behavior within an experiment, but are not
controlled by the researcher.
Consequence - ANS Contingent stimulus following a response
Consequence - ANS An observable stimulus change that happens after behavior occurs.
Contingency - ANS Cause and effect relationship
Correlation - ANS A positive correlation exists when two variables have a tendency to happen
together.
Cumulative record - ANS A graphical display of responding as it unfolds over time.
Dependent variable (DV) - ANS The objectively measured target behavior.
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