EAB 3002 Final Exam Questions And Verified Detailed Answers
A _____________ alters the probability of an operant and a response is more or less likely
to occur when the stimulus is present. - ANSWER Controlling stimulus
Generalization and discrimination refer to differences in the precision of
____________________: - ANSWER Stimulus control
Samantha always sits in the front row in the chair closest to the professor's desk.
Because she has received good grades on exams sitting in that seat, she continues
sitting in that seat. Samantha's behavior illustrates the occurrence of which of the
following? - ANSWER Superstitious behavior
The expression "occasioned" necessitates that the operant be under the stimulus
control of an antecedent stimulus. - ANSWER True
If reinforcers from one unchanged source are depleted and responding in another
source increases we call this - ANSWER Negative contrast
Jill and her friend Kerry wear the same size clothes. However, Jill's friend Stacy wears a
smaller size. Jill asks to borrow clothes from Kerry but not Stacy. With respect to Jill's
behavior of asking to borrow clothes, Kerry is a _________ while Stacy is a __________. -
ANSWER SD, S-delta
One way to quantify stimulus control is by using a __________. - ANSWER Discriminative
index
Trent repeatedly rubs his hands together, rubbing them 45 times during a 30-minute
period. He has developed blisters on his hands from the continued irritation. He also
loves attention from others and touch has been identified as a reinforcer for him. A
behavior analyst wants to decrease the maladaptive behavior of hand rubbing and put
reinforcement for the behavior on extinction. For every behavior that is not the targeted
,behavior, the behavior analyst gives Trent a high five or a pats on the back but does not
provide reinforcement for Trent when he rubs his hands together. After some time,
Trent only rubs his hands together 10 times in 30 minutes and has greatly improved.
What technique is the behavior analyst using in reducing Trent's maladaptive behavior?
- ANSWER Differential reinforcement
For the behavior analyst, observing that Trent is displaying behavior that is not rubbing
his hands is a __________ for providing reinforcement. - ANSWER SD
Every time the "Hot" sign is turned on in the window of the Krispy Kreme donut shop,
Randy stops to purchase a donut. When the "Hot" sign is off, Randy does not stop to buy
a donut. The "Hot" sign is maintaining ___________ over Randy's behavior. - ANSWER
Stimulus Control
______________ means that the probability of response is highest in the presence of the
stimulus value used in training. - ANSWER Absolute stimulus control
Janet is teaching a child, Aly, the different animals. Today, she is teaching Aly about
dogs. She shows Aly pictures of big dogs, little dogs, brown dogs, white dogs, etc. A
couple of days later, after teaching Aly about the dogs, she is walking with her mother at
some park and she sees a very furry cat. She immediately exclaims "Dog!" with so much
energy. What has Aly demonstrated? - ANSWER Generalization
Historically, tantrumming has positively reinforced Jonathan's behavior by getting his
way and attention. As a result of conditioning, he would throw a fit whenever he did not
get his way. His parents were tired of this behavior and succeeded in minimizing how
often this occurs by TV time privileges have been taken away, completely ignoring him
whenever he screams and cries. However, at school Johnathan's teacher still allows
Johnathan to get his way when he tantrums because it is highly disruptive to the rest of
the class and this behavior increases. This is an example of _______________. - ANSWER
Behavioral contrast
When hailing a cab, you signal only when a taxi does not have any passengers and never
signal when a taxi has passengers because in the past the taxis with passengers have
, not stopped for you. The taxi with passengers signals function as a(n): - ANSWER
S-Delta
Relative stimulus control occurs when an organism does respond to the differences
between two or more stimuli. - ANSWER False
A motivating operation alters ____________: - ANSWER Both A and B
The effectiveness of some stimulus, object or event.
The present frequency of all behavior which has been reinforced by that stimulus, object
or event
Exclusive preference develops for the alternative with the _______ rate of reinforcement.
- ANSWER Higher
If you are hungry, there will be a(n) _________ in the effectiveness of food as a reinforcer,
and this operation is called ___________. - ANSWER Increase; establishing
Establishing operations have a(n) ________ effect, and abolishing operations have a(n)
___________ effect. - ANSWER Evocative; Abative
Value-altering motivating effects that are unlearned are called _____________: - ANSWER
UMO's
Which of the following is true about MO's and SD's? - ANSWER MO's change the efficacy
of a reinforcement, whereas SD's change the likelihood of a reinforcing consequence
___________ deals with the allocation of operant behavior between alternative sources of
reinforcement. - ANSWER Choice
The matching law is utilized for : - ANSWER Both A and C
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