Exam 6: Principles and Applications of Aversive Conditioning

A child throws a tantrum and their parents place the child in the corner for 5 min.As a result the tantrum behavior decreases.This is called ______.

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Question 21

Variables that determine whether or not punishment will be effective include the severity of punishment,the consistency of punishment,and the delay between the responses in the punishment.

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Question 22

When a child loses their allowance for engaging in a particular behavior,this is an example of a ______ technique.

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Question 23

In a game,children are verbally punished for engaging in particular types of behavior.When these children try to control the actions of other children,they use which technique?

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Question 24

The greater the severity of the aversive event the more likely the participant will learn the avoidance response.

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Question 25

Which of the following factors does not control the acquisition of the response in escape conditioning?

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Question 26

Joe suffers from a fear of elevators.His therapist has Joe enter an elevator and remain on the elevator as it goes up and down.Over time,shows fear of elevators begins to decrease and finally stops.Joe's therapist is using ______ to eliminate Joe's fear of elevators.

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Question 27

Flooding and extinction are the same.

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Question 28

One problem with using the flooding technique is ______.

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Question 29

While riding on an airplane and experiencing turbulence,Steve closes his eyes but opens them after the turbulence has passed.Steve closing his eyes as an example of ______.

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Question 30

The greater the reduction of an aversive stimulus,______.

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Question 31

Spanking is an example of ______.

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Question 32

If there is a long delay in negative reinforcement following the escape from the aversive stimulus,______.

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Question 33

Students in a classroom are beginning to act out.To most effectively address this issue the teacher should ______.

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Question 34

When an animal is given electric shock as part of an experiment they engage in a variety of behaviors.Which is one of these?

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Question 35

As the severity of a punishing stimulus increases ______.

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Question 36

A person has been apprehended by the police for robbing a bank.After 3 weeks,the person has a trial for robbing the bank and is convicted.The person is then sentenced to 5 years in jail.How effective will this punishment be in stopping future bank robbing behavior?

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Question 37

In general,increasing the severity of the aversive events ______.

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Question 38

A parent decides to use punishment to stop their child from yelling.Which technique should the parent use?

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Question 39

Which chemical substance in the body is related to flooding?

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A child throws a tantrum and their parents place the child in the corner for 5 min.As a result the tantrum behavior decreases.This is called ______.

Variables that determine whether or not punishment will be effective include the severity of punishment,the consistency of punishment,and the delay between the responses in the punishment.

When a child loses their allowance for engaging in a particular behavior,this is an example of a ______ technique.

In a game,children are verbally punished for engaging in particular types of behavior.When these children try to control the actions of other children,they use which technique?

The greater the severity of the aversive event the more likely the participant will learn the avoidance response.

Which of the following factors does not control the acquisition of the response in escape conditioning?

Joe suffers from a fear of elevators.His therapist has Joe enter an elevator and remain on the elevator as it goes up and down.Over time,shows fear of elevators begins to decrease and finally stops.Joe's therapist is using ______ to eliminate Joe's fear of elevators.

Flooding and extinction are the same.

One problem with using the flooding technique is ______.

While riding on an airplane and experiencing turbulence,Steve closes his eyes but opens them after the turbulence has passed.Steve closing his eyes as an example of ______.

The greater the reduction of an aversive stimulus,______.

Spanking is an example of ______.

If there is a long delay in negative reinforcement following the escape from the aversive stimulus,______.

Students in a classroom are beginning to act out.To most effectively address this issue the teacher should ______.

When an animal is given electric shock as part of an experiment they engage in a variety of behaviors.Which is one of these?

As the severity of a punishing stimulus increases ______.

A person has been apprehended by the police for robbing a bank.After 3 weeks,the person has a trial for robbing the bank and is convicted.The person is then sentenced to 5 years in jail.How effective will this punishment be in stopping future bank robbing behavior?

In general,increasing the severity of the aversive events ______.

A parent decides to use punishment to stop their child from yelling.Which technique should the parent use?

Which chemical substance in the body is related to flooding?

An Introduction to Learning

The Modification of Instinctive Behavior

Principles and Applications of Pavlovian Conditioning

Theories of Pavlovian Conditioning

Principles and Applications of Appetitive Conditioning

Theories of Appetitive and Aversive Conditioning

Biological Influences on Learning

Traditional Learning Theories

Stimulus Control of Behavior

Cognitive Control of Behavior

The Storage of Our Experiences

Memory Retrieval and Forgetting

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