SPE 526 MODULE 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which of the following two statements is correct?
Statement 1: If a light can be detected by a person, it will definitely affect that person's
behavior in some way.
Statement 2: If a light can be detected by a person, changing its intensity may change
that person's behavior. - Answers :Only statement 2 is correct
- a stimulus change may influence behavior
Select one of the following options in which all responses may be from the same
response class.
A) Place an order on UberEats for food delivery; ordering an Uber to go to the airport.
B) None of the choices.
C) Opening the fridge when hungry; picking up a bag of chips when hungry.
D) Uttering profanities produces a reprimand; uttering profanities that result in being
removed from class. - Answers :Opening the fridge when hungry; picking up a bag of
chips when hungry.
- Both responses may lead to the removal of hunger.
Read the following scenario and select the best statement.
A couple of newlyweds spent their honeymoon in Thailand. Sadly, they lost their wallets
and passports, and all their belongings were stolen from the hotel. After their incidents,
whenever they hear people talking about Thailand, their heart rate increases.
A) Changes in heart rate in the scenario is respondent behavior.
B) Changes in heart rate in the scenario should be an unconditioned response as it is a
built-in response that everyone is born with.
C) Changes in heart rate in the scenario is an operant behavior, selected by
consequences.
D) All are correct. - Answers :A) Changes in heart rate in the scenario is respondent
behavior.
- Changes in heart rate was elicited by an auditory stimulus.
, Read the following scenario and select the best statement.
A homeless man is sitting by a shop. A pedestrian passed by and gave him a five-dollar
bill, the homeless man saw the bill but did not do anything - he did not take the money
or say anything. The pedestrian took the money back and left. The second pedestrian
passed by and gave him a cup of coffee, the homeless man took the coffee.
A) The five-dollar bill can become an unconditioned stimulus if paired with a conditioned
stimulus, and the coffee can become a conditioned stimulus if paired with an
unconditioned stimulus.
B) All are correct.
C) The five-dollar bill may be a neutral stimulus while the coffee had an effect on
behavior.
D) The five-dollar bill is not a stimulus, but the coffee is a conditioned stimulus. -
Answers :C) The five-dollar bill may be a neutral stimulus while the coffee had an effect
on behavior.
- Five-dollar bill did not produce a response and thus may be a neutral stimulus. The
coffee produced a response - taking the coffee.
Read the scenario and select the best answer.
Bill ordered a coffee. The coffee was so hot that Bill immediately retracted when he tried
to drink it. Afterwards, Bill would wait for a while before he drinks coffee whenever he
orders a coffee.
A) Retracting in this scenario is an unconditioned response.
B) The delay to drinking coffee is a result of operant conditioning.
C) All answers are correct.
D) Retracting after being in contact with hot coffee in this scenario demonstrate a reflex.
- Answers :C) All answers are correct
A group of responses that share a common physical element ___________.
A) may belong to the same response class.
B) may form one behavior.
C) All are correct.
Which of the following two statements is correct?
Statement 1: If a light can be detected by a person, it will definitely affect that person's
behavior in some way.
Statement 2: If a light can be detected by a person, changing its intensity may change
that person's behavior. - Answers :Only statement 2 is correct
- a stimulus change may influence behavior
Select one of the following options in which all responses may be from the same
response class.
A) Place an order on UberEats for food delivery; ordering an Uber to go to the airport.
B) None of the choices.
C) Opening the fridge when hungry; picking up a bag of chips when hungry.
D) Uttering profanities produces a reprimand; uttering profanities that result in being
removed from class. - Answers :Opening the fridge when hungry; picking up a bag of
chips when hungry.
- Both responses may lead to the removal of hunger.
Read the following scenario and select the best statement.
A couple of newlyweds spent their honeymoon in Thailand. Sadly, they lost their wallets
and passports, and all their belongings were stolen from the hotel. After their incidents,
whenever they hear people talking about Thailand, their heart rate increases.
A) Changes in heart rate in the scenario is respondent behavior.
B) Changes in heart rate in the scenario should be an unconditioned response as it is a
built-in response that everyone is born with.
C) Changes in heart rate in the scenario is an operant behavior, selected by
consequences.
D) All are correct. - Answers :A) Changes in heart rate in the scenario is respondent
behavior.
- Changes in heart rate was elicited by an auditory stimulus.
, Read the following scenario and select the best statement.
A homeless man is sitting by a shop. A pedestrian passed by and gave him a five-dollar
bill, the homeless man saw the bill but did not do anything - he did not take the money
or say anything. The pedestrian took the money back and left. The second pedestrian
passed by and gave him a cup of coffee, the homeless man took the coffee.
A) The five-dollar bill can become an unconditioned stimulus if paired with a conditioned
stimulus, and the coffee can become a conditioned stimulus if paired with an
unconditioned stimulus.
B) All are correct.
C) The five-dollar bill may be a neutral stimulus while the coffee had an effect on
behavior.
D) The five-dollar bill is not a stimulus, but the coffee is a conditioned stimulus. -
Answers :C) The five-dollar bill may be a neutral stimulus while the coffee had an effect
on behavior.
- Five-dollar bill did not produce a response and thus may be a neutral stimulus. The
coffee produced a response - taking the coffee.
Read the scenario and select the best answer.
Bill ordered a coffee. The coffee was so hot that Bill immediately retracted when he tried
to drink it. Afterwards, Bill would wait for a while before he drinks coffee whenever he
orders a coffee.
A) Retracting in this scenario is an unconditioned response.
B) The delay to drinking coffee is a result of operant conditioning.
C) All answers are correct.
D) Retracting after being in contact with hot coffee in this scenario demonstrate a reflex.
- Answers :C) All answers are correct
A group of responses that share a common physical element ___________.
A) may belong to the same response class.
B) may form one behavior.
C) All are correct.
