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EDF 6222 Final Exam Review
1. Unique to humans is... the ability for language to further in-
fluence superstitious behavior
2. Superstitious behavior arises from... accidental contingencies
3. Superstitious behavior illustrates
that...
4. What schedules are most likely in the
natural ...
3. Superstitious behavior illustrates reinforcement is effective even if it
that... isn't related to the behavior that fol-
lows
4. What schedules are most likely in the Variable schedules
natural environment
5. Matching law Quantitative relationship between
rates of response and rates of rein-
forcement in concurrent schedules
6. Long-term consequences are delayed
7. Speed and effectiveness of punish- The more delayed the punishment,
ment the less effective it is
8. Belushi effect of drug tolerance Removal of the conditioned stimulus
(the environment) allowed the drug
to effect him differently, causing over-
dose
9. The US Office of Technology assess- 1/5
ments estimates that of modern
medical treatments in common use
have been proved as effective
10. Hart & Risley study Conducted to look for the cause of
the disparity in linguistic progress
among children from different so-
cioeconomic backgrounds
11. Children who come from a welfare 1/2
background have as much experi-
ence per hour with words being spo-
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, ken to them than a working class
child
12. Children who come from a welfare 1/3
background have as much experi-
ence per hour with words being spo-
ken to them than a professional class
child
13. Should children be exposed to natur- Yes
al negative consequences
14. What makes praise so effective Being specific, immediate, and war-
ranted - not generic
15. Traditional viewpoints of mental Involve mentalistic and unobserv-
health able causes
16. Why is talk therapy useful We all want positive social reinforce-
ment
17. Strategty of community policing from Prejudice and stereotypes are noth-
an ABA standpoint ing but overgeneralization
18. Philosophy of the science of human Behaviorism
behavior
19. What do we rely on as a philosophy Structuralism
of human behavior
20. Normand 2009 about being skeptical Examine the available evidence be-
fore making a decision
21. What do we need to consider to eval- Ensure that IOA has been demon-
uate empirical evidence? strated and experimental control was
established
22. Why does conditioning only go so far Adds countless stimuli but no new
to explain human behavior? responses
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