Exam 5: Learning and Behaviour Processes

Sean is a high school student who seems angry most of the time.He often vents his anger by swearing at his teacher.One day his teacher decides to extinguish Sean's swearing by ignoring him whenever he swears.Yet over the next few weeks, Sean continues to swear as frequently as he always has.Three of the following are possible explanations as to why Sean's swearing is not decreasing.From an operant conditioning perspective, which one is not a likely explanation based on this information?

Which one of the following examples best illustrates the effect of contiguity on learning?

Which one of the following is an example of reinforcing an incompatible behaviour as a way of eliminating an undesirable behaviour?

One common educational practice is to chart students' progress over time so that students can see their own improvement.These progress charts often lead to higher student achievement in the absence of other observable forms of reinforcement.The effectiveness of such charts in changing behaviour illustrates the role of reinforcement:

A conditioned stimulus in classical conditioning is one that:

When applying the concept of terminal behaviour in teaching a lesson, you should:

Primary reinforcers are stimuli that:

Leonard rarely says nice things to anyone else.Using operant conditioning terminology, we can say that:

Nathan is extremely anxious whenever he takes a test.From a classical conditioning perspective, we should:

Three of the following are basic assumptions of behaviourism in relation to learning.Which one is not?

When Tabitha becomes verbally aggressive toward her peers, she is placed in a quiet and boring room for five minutes.The procedure being used here is most commonly known as:

Which of the following teachers best illustrates the concept of "discrimination"?

Ms.Humphrey is concerned about Brian, a student in her high school chemistry class who rarely interacts with other students.Ms.Humphrey decides to smile at Brian on those occasions when she happens to notice him talking with another student.Yet after three weeks she sees little change in his behaviour.Based on this information, which one of the following is definitely wrong with Ms.Humphrey's approach?

Mr.Nolan is concerned that students' attending will stop if he doesn't offer candy in class.What should Mr.Nolan do to maintain attention?

In Canada many students with autism are instructed within a strict Applied Behavioural Analysis Model.Describe the components of ABA as well as the potential limitations of this behavioural approach.

Stacey dislikes physical education class because her classmates tease her about her lack of strength and coordination.One day Stacey unintentionally hits one of her classmates, and the teacher sends her to the principal's office for the remainder of the class time.Stacey becomes increasingly aggressive in class and therefore spends more and more time in the principal's office.From an operant conditioning perspective, we can explain this situation by saying that Stacey is:

Jerome is a student in your classroom for whom the only effective reinforcer is something to eat, such as candy.You would like Jerome to find your praise reinforcing as well.From an operant conditioning perspective, your best strategy would be to:

The best example of the use of the Premack principle is:

Which one of the following is an example of negative reinforcement?

Tonya was scolded for submitting a messy math homework paper, so she tries to do her math problems more neatly since then.The scolding Tonya received is an example of: