EDF 6225 Foundations Final Exam
Questions with Correct Answers 2025
IndependentGVariableG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-
TheGvariableGthatGisGsystematicallyGmanipulatedGbyGtheGresearcherGinGanGexpierementGtoGseeGwh
eatherGchangesGinGtheGindependentGbariableGproduceGreliableGchangesGinGtheGdependentGvariabl
e.
DependentGVariableG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-
TheGmeasuredGbehaviorGinGanGexperimentGtoGdetermineGifGitGchangesGasGaGresultGofGmanipulation
sGofGtheGindependentGvariable.
InGABAGitGrepresentsGsomeGmeasureGofGaGsociallyGsignificantGbehavior.
StimulusGClassG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-
AGgroupGofGstimuliGthatGshareGspecifiedGcommonGelementsGalongGformalG(sizeGandGcolor),Gtempor
alG(antecedentGorGconsequent),Gand/orGfunctionalGdimensionsG(discriminativeGstimulus).
ResponseGClassG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-
AGgroupGofGresponsesGofGvaryingGtopography,GallGofGwhichGproduceGtheGsameGeffectGonGtheGenvir
onment.
4GTermGContingencyG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-•GMotivatingGOperationG
•GAntecedentG
•GBehaviorG
•GConsequence
EscapeGContingencyG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-
AGcontingencyGinGwhichGaGresponseGterminatesG(producesGescapeGfrom)GanGongoingGstimulus.
, AvoidanceGContingencyG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-
AGcontingencyGinGwhichGaGresponseGpreventsGorGpostponesGtheGpresentationGofGaGstimulus.
MatchingGLawG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-
TheGallocationGofGresponsesGtoGchoicesGavailableGonGconcurrentGschedulesGofGreinforcement;Grate
sGofGrespondingGacrossGchoicesGareGdistributedGinGproportionsGthatGmatchGtheGratesGofGreinforce
mentGreceivedGfromGeachGchoiceGalternative
PunishmentG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-AGbasicGprincipleGofGbehaviorGdescribingGaGresponse-
consequenceGfunctionalGrelationGinGwhichGaGresponseGisGfollowedGimmediatelyGbyGaGstimulusGcha
ngeGthatGdecreasesGfutureGoccurrencesGofGthatGtypeGofGbehavior
ReinforcementG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-AGbasicGprincipleGofGbehaviorGdescribingGaGresponse-
consequenceGfunctionalGrelation,GinGwhichGaGresponseGisGfollowedGimmediatelyGbyGaGstimulusGch
angeGthatGresultsGinGsimilarGresponsesGoccurringGmoreGoften.
AntecedentG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-
AnGenvironmentalGconditionGorGstimulusGchangeGexistingGorGoccurringGpriorGtoGaGbehaviorGofGinte
rest.
BehaviorG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-
ThatGportionGofGanGorganismsGinteractionGwithGitsGenvironmentGthatGinvolvesGmovementGofGsome
GpartGofGtheGorganism.
ConsequenceG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-
AGstimulusGchangeGthatGfollowsGaGbehaviorGofGinterest.GSomeGconsequences,GespeciallyGthoseGtha
tGareGimmediateGandGrelevantGtoGcurrentGmotivationalGstates,GhaveGsignificantGinfluenceGonGfutur
eGbehavior;GothersGhaveGlittleGeffect.
Questions with Correct Answers 2025
IndependentGVariableG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-
TheGvariableGthatGisGsystematicallyGmanipulatedGbyGtheGresearcherGinGanGexpierementGtoGseeGwh
eatherGchangesGinGtheGindependentGbariableGproduceGreliableGchangesGinGtheGdependentGvariabl
e.
DependentGVariableG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-
TheGmeasuredGbehaviorGinGanGexperimentGtoGdetermineGifGitGchangesGasGaGresultGofGmanipulation
sGofGtheGindependentGvariable.
InGABAGitGrepresentsGsomeGmeasureGofGaGsociallyGsignificantGbehavior.
StimulusGClassG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-
AGgroupGofGstimuliGthatGshareGspecifiedGcommonGelementsGalongGformalG(sizeGandGcolor),Gtempor
alG(antecedentGorGconsequent),Gand/orGfunctionalGdimensionsG(discriminativeGstimulus).
ResponseGClassG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-
AGgroupGofGresponsesGofGvaryingGtopography,GallGofGwhichGproduceGtheGsameGeffectGonGtheGenvir
onment.
4GTermGContingencyG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-•GMotivatingGOperationG
•GAntecedentG
•GBehaviorG
•GConsequence
EscapeGContingencyG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-
AGcontingencyGinGwhichGaGresponseGterminatesG(producesGescapeGfrom)GanGongoingGstimulus.
, AvoidanceGContingencyG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-
AGcontingencyGinGwhichGaGresponseGpreventsGorGpostponesGtheGpresentationGofGaGstimulus.
MatchingGLawG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-
TheGallocationGofGresponsesGtoGchoicesGavailableGonGconcurrentGschedulesGofGreinforcement;Grate
sGofGrespondingGacrossGchoicesGareGdistributedGinGproportionsGthatGmatchGtheGratesGofGreinforce
mentGreceivedGfromGeachGchoiceGalternative
PunishmentG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-AGbasicGprincipleGofGbehaviorGdescribingGaGresponse-
consequenceGfunctionalGrelationGinGwhichGaGresponseGisGfollowedGimmediatelyGbyGaGstimulusGcha
ngeGthatGdecreasesGfutureGoccurrencesGofGthatGtypeGofGbehavior
ReinforcementG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-AGbasicGprincipleGofGbehaviorGdescribingGaGresponse-
consequenceGfunctionalGrelation,GinGwhichGaGresponseGisGfollowedGimmediatelyGbyGaGstimulusGch
angeGthatGresultsGinGsimilarGresponsesGoccurringGmoreGoften.
AntecedentG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-
AnGenvironmentalGconditionGorGstimulusGchangeGexistingGorGoccurringGpriorGtoGaGbehaviorGofGinte
rest.
BehaviorG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-
ThatGportionGofGanGorganismsGinteractionGwithGitsGenvironmentGthatGinvolvesGmovementGofGsome
GpartGofGtheGorganism.
ConsequenceG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-
AGstimulusGchangeGthatGfollowsGaGbehaviorGofGinterest.GSomeGconsequences,GespeciallyGthoseGtha
tGareGimmediateGandGrelevantGtoGcurrentGmotivationalGstates,GhaveGsignificantGinfluenceGonGfutur
eGbehavior;GothersGhaveGlittleGeffect.