Question 1

Wesley Becker argues that parents are _______.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Wesley Becker argues that parents are _______....

Question 2

How could you use operant procedures to improve the adoption rate of orphans aged five to twelve?

Accepted Answer

There are several ways in which operant

Question 3

Ivar Lovaas first noticed that aversives could reduce self-injurious behavior when he absentmindedly slapped a child who was banging his head against a wall.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Efforts to treat stroke victims with paralyzed limbs have proved unsuccessful.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Mary-Lou, aged 3 years, still does not speak. Medical examination reveals that she is in perfect health.
Testing shows that she has normal intelligence. Her parents do not abuse her; in fact, they spoil her
shamelessly. What is the most likely explanation for Mary-Lou's failure to speak?

Accepted Answer

Given the information provided, the most

Question 6

Carr and McDowell found that Jim's scratching was reinforced mainly by _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  teacher reprimands 
B)  being laughed at by other students 
C)  strange sensations he experienced from scratching 
D)  parental attention 
A)  teacher reprimands 
B)  being laughed at by other students 
C)  strange sensations he experienced from scratching 
D)  parental attention

Question 7

A highly effective web-based instructional program designed to teach reading that makes use of reinforcement and shaping is called _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  Head of the Class 
B)  RedHeadReading 
C)  HeadOverHeels Reading 
D)  Headsprout 
A)  Head of the Class 
B)  RedHeadReading 
C)  HeadOverHeels Reading 
D)  Headsprout

Question 8

The idea that for bizarre behavior to result in reinforcement it must sometimes occur when reinforcement is unavailable has been called __________.

Accepted Answer

Goldiamond

Wesley Becker argues that parents are _______.

How could you use operant procedures to improve the adoption rate of orphans aged five to twelve?

Ivar Lovaas first noticed that aversives could reduce self-injurious behavior when he absentmindedly slapped a child who was banging his head against a wall.

Efforts to treat stroke victims with paralyzed limbs have proved unsuccessful.

Mary-Lou, aged 3 years, still does not speak. Medical examination reveals that she is in perfect health. Testing shows that she has normal intelligence. Her parents do not abuse her; in fact, they spoil her shamelessly. What is the most likely explanation for Mary-Lou's failure to speak?

Carr and McDowell found that Jim's scratching was reinforced mainly by _______.

A highly effective web-based instructional program designed to teach reading that makes use of reinforcement and shaping is called _______.

The idea that for bizarre behavior to result in reinforcement it must sometimes occur when reinforcement is unavailable has been called __________.

Introduction: Learning to Change

The Study of Learning and Behavior

Pavlovian Procedures

Pavlovian Applications

Reinforcement

Reinforcement: Beyond Habit

Schedules of Reinforcement

Operant Procedures: Punishment

Observational Learning

Generalization, Discrimination, and Stimulus Control

Forgetting

The Limits of Learning

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Exam 9: Operant Applications

Wesley Becker argues that parents are _______.

How could you use operant procedures to improve the adoption rate of orphans aged five to twelve?

Ivar Lovaas first noticed that aversives could reduce self-injurious behavior when he absentmindedly slapped a child who was banging his head against a wall.

Efforts to treat stroke victims with paralyzed limbs have proved unsuccessful.

Mary-Lou, aged 3 years, still does not speak. Medical examination reveals that she is in perfect health. Testing shows that she has normal intelligence. Her parents do not abuse her; in fact, they spoil her shamelessly. What is the most likely explanation for Mary-Lou's failure to speak?

Carr and McDowell found that Jim's scratching was reinforced mainly by _______.

A highly effective web-based instructional program designed to teach reading that makes use of reinforcement and shaping is called _______.

The idea that for bizarre behavior to result in reinforcement it must sometimes occur when reinforcement is unavailable has been called __________.

Introduction: Learning to Change

The Study of Learning and Behavior

Pavlovian Procedures

Pavlovian Applications

Reinforcement

Reinforcement: Beyond Habit

Schedules of Reinforcement

Operant Procedures: Punishment

Observational Learning

Generalization, Discrimination, and Stimulus Control

Forgetting

The Limits of Learning

Filters