RELIAS EXAM WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
1. rIdentify rtwo rconsequences: r- rcorrect ranswers r-reinforcement rand rpunishment
2. rThe rfield rof rApplied rBehavior rAnalysis rfocuses ron r______________ rbehavior. r-
rcorrect ranswers r-observable
3. rWhat rfollows rbehavior? r- rcorrect ranswers r-consequences
4. rAnother rway rto rconceptualize rnegative rin rnegative rreinforcement rand rnegative
rpunishment ris: r- rcorrect ranswers r-removal
Negative rrefers rto rthe rremoval rof ra rstimulus rin rregards rto rthe rconsequence.
5. rJane rrarely rused rher rphone. rWhenever rher rannoying rcoworker rapproaches rher
rand rshe ris ron rthe rphone rher rcoworker rwalks raway. rNow rJane ris ralways rtalking ron
, rthe rphone. rWhat rprinciple rof rbehavior raccounts rfor rthis rincrease? r- rcorrect
ranswers r-negative rreinforcement
6. rReinforcement ris rany revent rthat r_________ rbehavior rand r_________ rbehavior. r-
rcorrect ranswers r-follows; rincreases
7. rWho rwas rthe rfounder rof rmodern rbehaviorism? r- rcorrect ranswers r-B.F. rSkinner
8. rWhen rKay rtalked rto rNancy, rshe rliked rto rcomplain rabout rwork. rNancy rwould
rlisten rand rtry rto rcheer rher rup rby rtalking rwith rher. rThe rmore rNancy rtalked rwith
rKay rthe rmore rshe rcomplained. rBy rtalking rwith rKay rafter rshe rcomplained, rNancy
rused rwhat rprinciple? r- rcorrect ranswers r-positive rreinforcement
9. rThe rdefinition rof rbehavior ris: r- rcorrect ranswers r-any robservable rmovement rof ra
rliving rthing
1. rAlyse rdidn't rsing rin rmusic rclass roften. rOne rday, rher rteacher rsaw rAlyse rsinging
rand rcomplimented rher rvoice rin rfront rof rthe rclass. rAlyse rstopped rsinging rin rmusic
rclass rall rtogether. rWhat rprinciple rdid rthe rmusic rteacher ruse ron rAlyse's rsinging
rbehavior? r- rcorrect ranswers r-positive rpunishment
2. rMotivating roperations rincrease rthe rrelative rvalue rof ra rparticular rreinforcer rand
ralso r________. r- rcorrect ranswers r-Motivating roperations rincrease rthe rrelative rvalue
rof ra rparticular rreinforcer rand ralso rincrease rthe rlikelihood rof rany rbehavior rthat rhas
rproduced rthat rreinforcer rin rthe rpast.
3. rRatio rSchedules rare rbased ron r______________ rand rinterval rschedules rare
rbased ron r___________________. r- rcorrect ranswers r-number rof rresponses,
rpassage rof rtime
4. rLuke rthrew rtoys rat rhis rpeers rduring rfree rplay. rWhen rthe rteacher rcaught rhim
rdoing rthis, rshe rwould rtake rthe rtoy rthat rhe rthrew rand rput rit rin ra rbox rthat rhe
rcouldn't raccess rfor rthe rrest rof rthe rday. rHis rbehavior rdecreased. rThis ris ran
rexample rof: r- rcorrect ranswers r-negative rpunishment
5. rHilary rhas rautism rand rshe rlikes rto rpush rbuttons ron rher rtoys rover rand rover
ragain. rAfter ra rwhile, rto rher rparent's rsatisfaction, rthe rbatteries rwore rout rof rthe rtoy.
rHilary rstopped rpushing rthe rbuttons ron rthe rtoy. rWhat rdecreased rher rbehavior? r-
rcorrect ranswers r-extinction
6. rJake ryelled rwhen rhe rwanted rmusic rturned roff rand rhis rparents rwould rturn rit roff.
rOne rday, rhis rparents rdecided rto rignore rthe ryelling. rJake's ryelling rinitially rincreased
rthen rdecreased rover rthe rnext rcouple rdays ras rthey rcontinued rto rignore. rWhat
roccurred? r- rcorrect ranswers r-extinction rburst
SOLUTIONS
1. rIdentify rtwo rconsequences: r- rcorrect ranswers r-reinforcement rand rpunishment
2. rThe rfield rof rApplied rBehavior rAnalysis rfocuses ron r______________ rbehavior. r-
rcorrect ranswers r-observable
3. rWhat rfollows rbehavior? r- rcorrect ranswers r-consequences
4. rAnother rway rto rconceptualize rnegative rin rnegative rreinforcement rand rnegative
rpunishment ris: r- rcorrect ranswers r-removal
Negative rrefers rto rthe rremoval rof ra rstimulus rin rregards rto rthe rconsequence.
5. rJane rrarely rused rher rphone. rWhenever rher rannoying rcoworker rapproaches rher
rand rshe ris ron rthe rphone rher rcoworker rwalks raway. rNow rJane ris ralways rtalking ron
, rthe rphone. rWhat rprinciple rof rbehavior raccounts rfor rthis rincrease? r- rcorrect
ranswers r-negative rreinforcement
6. rReinforcement ris rany revent rthat r_________ rbehavior rand r_________ rbehavior. r-
rcorrect ranswers r-follows; rincreases
7. rWho rwas rthe rfounder rof rmodern rbehaviorism? r- rcorrect ranswers r-B.F. rSkinner
8. rWhen rKay rtalked rto rNancy, rshe rliked rto rcomplain rabout rwork. rNancy rwould
rlisten rand rtry rto rcheer rher rup rby rtalking rwith rher. rThe rmore rNancy rtalked rwith
rKay rthe rmore rshe rcomplained. rBy rtalking rwith rKay rafter rshe rcomplained, rNancy
rused rwhat rprinciple? r- rcorrect ranswers r-positive rreinforcement
9. rThe rdefinition rof rbehavior ris: r- rcorrect ranswers r-any robservable rmovement rof ra
rliving rthing
1. rAlyse rdidn't rsing rin rmusic rclass roften. rOne rday, rher rteacher rsaw rAlyse rsinging
rand rcomplimented rher rvoice rin rfront rof rthe rclass. rAlyse rstopped rsinging rin rmusic
rclass rall rtogether. rWhat rprinciple rdid rthe rmusic rteacher ruse ron rAlyse's rsinging
rbehavior? r- rcorrect ranswers r-positive rpunishment
2. rMotivating roperations rincrease rthe rrelative rvalue rof ra rparticular rreinforcer rand
ralso r________. r- rcorrect ranswers r-Motivating roperations rincrease rthe rrelative rvalue
rof ra rparticular rreinforcer rand ralso rincrease rthe rlikelihood rof rany rbehavior rthat rhas
rproduced rthat rreinforcer rin rthe rpast.
3. rRatio rSchedules rare rbased ron r______________ rand rinterval rschedules rare
rbased ron r___________________. r- rcorrect ranswers r-number rof rresponses,
rpassage rof rtime
4. rLuke rthrew rtoys rat rhis rpeers rduring rfree rplay. rWhen rthe rteacher rcaught rhim
rdoing rthis, rshe rwould rtake rthe rtoy rthat rhe rthrew rand rput rit rin ra rbox rthat rhe
rcouldn't raccess rfor rthe rrest rof rthe rday. rHis rbehavior rdecreased. rThis ris ran
rexample rof: r- rcorrect ranswers r-negative rpunishment
5. rHilary rhas rautism rand rshe rlikes rto rpush rbuttons ron rher rtoys rover rand rover
ragain. rAfter ra rwhile, rto rher rparent's rsatisfaction, rthe rbatteries rwore rout rof rthe rtoy.
rHilary rstopped rpushing rthe rbuttons ron rthe rtoy. rWhat rdecreased rher rbehavior? r-
rcorrect ranswers r-extinction
6. rJake ryelled rwhen rhe rwanted rmusic rturned roff rand rhis rparents rwould rturn rit roff.
rOne rday, rhis rparents rdecided rto rignore rthe ryelling. rJake's ryelling rinitially rincreased
rthen rdecreased rover rthe rnext rcouple rdays ras rthey rcontinued rto rignore. rWhat
roccurred? r- rcorrect ranswers r-extinction rburst
