Exam 2: The Experimental Analysis of Behavior

Negative reinforcers:

Which of the following research questions would be the most difficult to address using a reversal design?

The presence of trend in baseline measures:

When stimuli vary physically but have a common effect on behavior they are part of the same _______.

Baseline sensitivity means that:

Providing TSA baggage screeners with a monetary bonus for each contraband item that they find in the baggage they are screening would most likely cause problems by increasing the rate of:

In terms of finding an object that is missing or hidden:

In terms of the reversal design and behavioral experiments:

A behavior analytic explanation of improved performance on an eye test by someone who recently explained that vision is important to their work (compared to someone who did not make such a statement) might include all of the following except:

Which of the following would likely be the best research question to address using an A-B-A-B reversal design?

Max heard about a study in class where researchers reduced the number of pieces of candy taken by trick-or-treaters by placing a mirror behind the bowl of candy. In order to demonstrate the generality of this finding, Max is now running a study where he is testing the effect of a mirror placed behind a trash can on the number of recyclable items placed in the trash receptacle. Max's study is an example of:

Demonstrating a cause-and-effect relationship between two variables requires that:

A(n) _________ refers to all of the forms of a behavior that have a similar function.

The variable manipulated by the experimenter is the ____ and the measured effect is the ______.

The way an individual chooses to turn on a light switch is an example of _______ of response. This is determined by the function and consequences.

Any stimulus (or event) that follows a response and increases its frequency is said to have:

A researcher examined the possibility that additional recess time would increase the number of math facts learned over a one-month period. The procedure tested this hypothesis using a first-grade classroom with extended recess time and a second-grade classroom with regular recess time. In this study, the number of math facts learned over one month would be considered the:

In functional analysis, positive and negative reinforcers are examples of:

Leslie (2011) conducted work on the effects of drugs on extinction and learning. Leslie believes that this work may provide an animal model for better understanding and treating:

Frank tested the effect of posted signs on recycling behavior by: (1) observing how much waste was recycled in a normal week, (2) posting signs that encouraged recycling for a week, and (3) removing the signs and observing for a final week. What type of research design would this be?