EAB 3002 CH1-6 PRACTICE QUESTION
A reflex involves respondent behavior that is _____________ by a biologically relevant
stimulus.
-elicited
-evoked - Answers :elicited
The experimental analysis of behavior _____________
-provides accounts of behavior using hypothetical constructs
-focuses on how behavior can be explained through correlation and not through
experimentation
-is a natural science approach to understanding behavior regulation, by controlling and
changing the factors that affect the behavior of humans and animals
-is concerned with the use of behavioral principles to solve practical problems - Answers
:is a natural science approach to understanding behavior regulation, by controlling and
changing the factors that affect the behavior of humans and animals
Which of these two terms are synonymous with classical conditioning?
-pavlovian and operant
-operant and consequential
-respondent and operant
-respondent and pavlovian - Answers :respondent and pavlovian
A reflex is composed a _____________ relationship
-operant -----> stimulus
-Response (R) -----> Response (R)
-Stimulus (S) -----> Response (R) -----> Stimulus (S)
-Stimulus (S) -----> Response (R) - Answers :Stimulus (S) -----> Response (R)
The term US stands for
-unwanted stimulus
-unconditioned stimulus
-unconditioned reflex
-universal stimulus - Answers :unconditioned stimulus
In operant conditioning a consequence is used to describe ___________
-what happens prior to a behavior.
,-only bad things that happen following behavior.
-what happens during a behavior.
-what happens after a behavior. - Answers :what happens after a behavior.
SD stands for
-discriminative stimulus
-discriminable stimulus
-stimulus discrimination
-stimulus demonstration - Answers :discriminative stimulus
A reinforcer is _____________.
-A stimulus that when provided increases or decreases the future -probability of
behavior
-something that has no effect on behavior
-a stimulus that decreases the future probability of behavior
-a stimulus that increases the future probability of behavior. - Answers :a stimulus that
increases the future probability of behavior.
True or False:
Overall, thinking is operant behavior (mostly verbal) controlled by its consequences. -
Answers :true
True or False: Feelings and thoughts explain why we behave the way that we do. -
Answers :false
_______ is the alteration (or maintenance) of an organism's behavior due to ________.
-behavior; causes
-culture; social norms
-learning; lifetime events
-evolution; genes - Answers :learning; lifetime events
The experimental analysis of behavior is ________.
-concerned with the principle of reinforcement
-concerned with controlling and changing factors that affect behavior
-all of these
-a natural-science approach to understanding behavior regulation - Answers :all of
these
A _______ is behavior that is elicited by a biologically relevant stimulus while a/an
______ is behavior controlled by its consequences.
, -reflex; operant
-operant; respondent
-respondent; voluntary
-reflex; respondent - Answers :reflex; operant
Selection by consequences occurs at three levels. What are these?
-Artificial selection, natural selection, and linguistic selection
-Natural selection, behavior selection, and cultural selection
-Artificial selection, culture, and linguistic selection
-Natural selection, artificial selection, and cultural selection - Answers :Natural selection,
behavior selection, and cultural selection
How are thinking and feeling treated from a behavioral perspective?
-More behavior to be explained
-The relationship between the mental and the physical
-The mind and its regulation of behavior
-The cause of overt behavior - Answers :More behavior to be explained
The behavior of an organism:
-includes the behaviors of organisms around the target organism
-focuses only on overt actions that can be measured by an outsider
-is everything an organism does, including thinking and feeling
-is everything an organism does, including biological processes such as digestion -
Answers :is everything an organism does, including thinking and feeling
The principle of discrimination:
-states that an organism will respond the same in the same situation
-states that an organism will respond differently in the same situation
-states that an organism will respond differently when with different organisms
-states that an organism will respond differently in two situations - Answers :states that
an organism will respond differently in two situations
Respondent conditioning has occurred when a neutral stimulus is:
-paired with a reflex behavior
-paired with a conditioned stimulus
-paired with a desired behavior
-paired with an unconditioned stimulus - Answers :paired with an unconditioned stimulus
In operant conditioning, a stimulus that reliably precedes an operant response (SD) is
said to:
A reflex involves respondent behavior that is _____________ by a biologically relevant
stimulus.
-elicited
-evoked - Answers :elicited
The experimental analysis of behavior _____________
-provides accounts of behavior using hypothetical constructs
-focuses on how behavior can be explained through correlation and not through
experimentation
-is a natural science approach to understanding behavior regulation, by controlling and
changing the factors that affect the behavior of humans and animals
-is concerned with the use of behavioral principles to solve practical problems - Answers
:is a natural science approach to understanding behavior regulation, by controlling and
changing the factors that affect the behavior of humans and animals
Which of these two terms are synonymous with classical conditioning?
-pavlovian and operant
-operant and consequential
-respondent and operant
-respondent and pavlovian - Answers :respondent and pavlovian
A reflex is composed a _____________ relationship
-operant -----> stimulus
-Response (R) -----> Response (R)
-Stimulus (S) -----> Response (R) -----> Stimulus (S)
-Stimulus (S) -----> Response (R) - Answers :Stimulus (S) -----> Response (R)
The term US stands for
-unwanted stimulus
-unconditioned stimulus
-unconditioned reflex
-universal stimulus - Answers :unconditioned stimulus
In operant conditioning a consequence is used to describe ___________
-what happens prior to a behavior.
,-only bad things that happen following behavior.
-what happens during a behavior.
-what happens after a behavior. - Answers :what happens after a behavior.
SD stands for
-discriminative stimulus
-discriminable stimulus
-stimulus discrimination
-stimulus demonstration - Answers :discriminative stimulus
A reinforcer is _____________.
-A stimulus that when provided increases or decreases the future -probability of
behavior
-something that has no effect on behavior
-a stimulus that decreases the future probability of behavior
-a stimulus that increases the future probability of behavior. - Answers :a stimulus that
increases the future probability of behavior.
True or False:
Overall, thinking is operant behavior (mostly verbal) controlled by its consequences. -
Answers :true
True or False: Feelings and thoughts explain why we behave the way that we do. -
Answers :false
_______ is the alteration (or maintenance) of an organism's behavior due to ________.
-behavior; causes
-culture; social norms
-learning; lifetime events
-evolution; genes - Answers :learning; lifetime events
The experimental analysis of behavior is ________.
-concerned with the principle of reinforcement
-concerned with controlling and changing factors that affect behavior
-all of these
-a natural-science approach to understanding behavior regulation - Answers :all of
these
A _______ is behavior that is elicited by a biologically relevant stimulus while a/an
______ is behavior controlled by its consequences.
, -reflex; operant
-operant; respondent
-respondent; voluntary
-reflex; respondent - Answers :reflex; operant
Selection by consequences occurs at three levels. What are these?
-Artificial selection, natural selection, and linguistic selection
-Natural selection, behavior selection, and cultural selection
-Artificial selection, culture, and linguistic selection
-Natural selection, artificial selection, and cultural selection - Answers :Natural selection,
behavior selection, and cultural selection
How are thinking and feeling treated from a behavioral perspective?
-More behavior to be explained
-The relationship between the mental and the physical
-The mind and its regulation of behavior
-The cause of overt behavior - Answers :More behavior to be explained
The behavior of an organism:
-includes the behaviors of organisms around the target organism
-focuses only on overt actions that can be measured by an outsider
-is everything an organism does, including thinking and feeling
-is everything an organism does, including biological processes such as digestion -
Answers :is everything an organism does, including thinking and feeling
The principle of discrimination:
-states that an organism will respond the same in the same situation
-states that an organism will respond differently in the same situation
-states that an organism will respond differently when with different organisms
-states that an organism will respond differently in two situations - Answers :states that
an organism will respond differently in two situations
Respondent conditioning has occurred when a neutral stimulus is:
-paired with a reflex behavior
-paired with a conditioned stimulus
-paired with a desired behavior
-paired with an unconditioned stimulus - Answers :paired with an unconditioned stimulus
In operant conditioning, a stimulus that reliably precedes an operant response (SD) is
said to:
