PSYC 140 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED ANSWERS. EXPERT
VERIFIED FOR GUARANTEED PASS.
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
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
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, 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.
Discrimination - ANS Responding differently to similar stimuli
Discrimination training - ANS A procedure in which an operant response is reinforced in the
presence of an SD and extinguished in the presence of an SΔ.
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DETAILED ANSWERS. EXPERT
VERIFIED FOR GUARANTEED PASS.
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
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
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, 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.
Discrimination - ANS Responding differently to similar stimuli
Discrimination training - ANS A procedure in which an operant response is reinforced in the
presence of an SD and extinguished in the presence of an SΔ.
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