Question 1

The term _____ behavior refers to any behavior that can be subjectively perceived only by the person performing the behavior.

Accepted Answer

A)  covert 
B)  extraneous 
C)  overt 
D)  implosive 
A)  covert 
B)  extraneous 
C)  overt 
D)  implosive A

Question 2

For most children, a bee sting is to _____ as candy is to _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  adversive; imperative 
B)  appetitive; aversive 
C)  aversive; appetitive 
D)  adversive; appetitive 
A)  adversive; imperative 
B)  appetitive; aversive 
C)  aversive; appetitive 
D)  adversive; appetitive C

Question 3

The number of hours that I clean house each week is a _____ measure of behavior while the length of time that I procrastinate before starting to clean house on a particular evening is a _____ measure of behavior.

Accepted Answer

A)  latency; speed 
B)  duration; latency 
C)  speed; latency 
D)  duration; speed 
A)  latency; speed 
B)  duration; latency 
C)  speed; latency 
D)  duration; speed B

Question 4

Temperature, height, and hair color are all

Accepted Answer

A)  behaviors. 
B)  operations. 
C)  variables. 
D)  Both a and b are correct. 
A)  behaviors. 
B)  operations. 
C)  variables. 
D)  Both a and b are correct.

Question 5

In a dance competition, the judges are mostly concerned with the _____ of the behavior.

Accepted Answer

A)  topography 
B)  latency 
C)  duration 
D)  intensity 
A)  topography 
B)  latency 
C)  duration 
D)  intensity

Question 6

If someone goes "looking for a fight," then fighting must be a(n) _____ stimulus for that individual.

Accepted Answer

A)  aversive 
B)  appositive 
C)  appetitive 
D)  nonfunctional 
A)  aversive 
B)  appositive 
C)  appetitive 
D)  nonfunctional

Question 7

The amount of time it takes before I get out of bed in the morning is an example of _____; the amount of time it takes me to finish shaving is an example of _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  latency; speed 
B)  duration; latency 
C)  speed; duration 
D)  latency; duration 
A)  latency; speed 
B)  duration; latency 
C)  speed; duration 
D)  latency; duration

Question 8

Jared got sick after eating too much cake. From then onward, he could no longer eat cake. The act of eating too much cake functioned as a(n) _____ with respect to the subsequent likelihood of again eating cake.

Accepted Answer

A)  establishing response 
B)  dependent variable 
C)  extraneous operation 
D)  establishing operation 
A)  establishing response 
B)  dependent variable 
C)  extraneous operation 
D)  establishing operation

Question 9

The term _____ refers to the extent to which events occur in close physical proximity to each other.

Accepted Answer

A)  temporal contiguity 
B)  spatial contiguity 
C)  temporal contingency 
D)  spatial contingency 
A)  temporal contiguity 
B)  spatial contiguity 
C)  temporal contingency 
D)  spatial contingency

Question 10

Laura is concerned that her little daughter is watching too much television and would, therefore, like to measure the occurrence of this behavior. Given that Laura has a lot of other things to do each evening, her best bet would be to use

Accepted Answer

A)  a rate measure. 
B)  interval recording. 
C)  time-sample recording. 
D)  a topographical procedure. 
A)  a rate measure. 
B)  interval recording. 
C)  time-sample recording. 
D)  a topographical procedure.

Question 11

Prediction is to nearness as

Accepted Answer

A)  contingent is to noncontingent. 
B)  noncontingent is to contingent. 
C)  contiguous is to contingent. 
D)  contingent is to contiguous. 
A)  contingent is to noncontingent. 
B)  noncontingent is to contingent. 
C)  contiguous is to contingent. 
D)  contingent is to contiguous.

Question 12

A(n) _____ stimulus is one that an animal will move away from.

Accepted Answer

A)  functional 
B)  aversive 
C)  appetitive 
D)  imperative 
A)  functional 
B)  aversive 
C)  appetitive 
D)  imperative

Question 13

The _____ of a behavior is its force or magnitude.

Accepted Answer

A)  topography 
B)  latency 
C)  intensity 
D)  rate 
A)  topography 
B)  latency 
C)  intensity 
D)  rate

Question 14

In a reversal design, the level of behavior in the first A phase needs to be _____ the level of behavior in the second A phase in order to prove that the treatment is effective.

Accepted Answer

A)  greater than 
B)  less than 
C)  the same as 
D)  supplementary to 
A)  greater than 
B)  less than 
C)  the same as 
D)  supplementary to

Question 15

On a cumulative record, a _____ indicates a _____ of response.

Accepted Answer

A)  flat line; high rate 
B)  steep line; low rate 
C)  shallow line; high rate 
D)  None of these are correct. 
A)  flat line; high rate 
B)  steep line; low rate 
C)  shallow line; high rate 
D)  None of these are correct.

Question 16

Name and describe two types of descriptive research methods. What is a major limitation of descriptive research methods?

Accepted Answer

Two types of descriptive research method

Question 17

Jonah's piano teacher is trying to get him to shorten the time it takes for him to learn to play a Beethoven sonata. The appropriate behavioral measure is therefore

Accepted Answer

A)  duration. 
B)  latency. 
C)  topography. 
D)  speed. 
A)  duration. 
B)  latency. 
C)  topography. 
D)  speed.

Question 18

The _____ variable is the outcome that is measured in an experiment.

Accepted Answer

A)  dependent 
B)  independent 
C)  extraneous 
D)  confounding 
A)  dependent 
B)  independent 
C)  extraneous 
D)  confounding

Question 19

Rate of response is a favorite measure of behavior for some researchers because it is

Accepted Answer

A)  a very salient measure of behavior. 
B)  a very sensitive measure of behavior. 
C)  a very robust measure of behavior. 
D)  a very subjective measure of behavior. 
A)  a very salient measure of behavior. 
B)  a very sensitive measure of behavior. 
C)  a very robust measure of behavior. 
D)  a very subjective measure of behavior.

Question 20

Distinguish between independent and dependent variables. What is a functional relationship?

Accepted Answer

Independent variables are the variables

The term _____ behavior refers to any behavior that can be subjectively perceived only by the person performing the behavior.

For most children, a bee sting is to _ as candy is to _.

The number of hours that I clean house each week is a _ measure of behavior while the length of time that I procrastinate before starting to clean house on a particular evening is a _ measure of behavior.

Temperature, height, and hair color are all

In a dance competition, the judges are mostly concerned with the _____ of the behavior.

If someone goes "looking for a fight," then fighting must be a(n) _____ stimulus for that individual.

The amount of time it takes before I get out of bed in the morning is an example of _; the amount of time it takes me to finish shaving is an example of _.

Jared got sick after eating too much cake. From then onward, he could no longer eat cake. The act of eating too much cake functioned as a(n) _____ with respect to the subsequent likelihood of again eating cake.

The term _____ refers to the extent to which events occur in close physical proximity to each other.

Laura is concerned that her little daughter is watching too much television and would, therefore, like to measure the occurrence of this behavior. Given that Laura has a lot of other things to do each evening, her best bet would be to use

Prediction is to nearness as

A(n) _____ stimulus is one that an animal will move away from.

The _____ of a behavior is its force or magnitude.

In a reversal design, the level of behavior in the first A phase needs to be _____ the level of behavior in the second A phase in order to prove that the treatment is effective.

On a cumulative record, a _ indicates a _ of response.

Name and describe two types of descriptive research methods. What is a major limitation of descriptive research methods?

Jonah's piano teacher is trying to get him to shorten the time it takes for him to learn to play a Beethoven sonata. The appropriate behavioral measure is therefore

The _____ variable is the outcome that is measured in an experiment.

Rate of response is a favorite measure of behavior for some researchers because it is

Distinguish between independent and dependent variables. What is a functional relationship?

Introduction

Elicited Behaviors and Classical Conditioning

Classical Conditioning Basic Phenomena and Various Complexities

Classical Conditioning Underlying Processes in Classical Conditioning

Operant Conditioning Introduction

Schedules and Theories of Reinforcement

Extinction and Stimulus Control

Escape Avoidance and Punishment

Choice Matching and Self Control

Observational Learning and Rule Governed Behavior

Biological Dispositions in Learning

Comparative Cognition

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Exam 2: Research Methods

The term _____ behavior refers to any behavior that can be subjectively perceived only by the person performing the behavior.

For most children, a bee sting is to _____ as candy is to _____.

The number of hours that I clean house each week is a _____ measure of behavior while the length of time that I procrastinate before starting to clean house on a particular evening is a _____ measure of behavior.

Temperature, height, and hair color are all

In a dance competition, the judges are mostly concerned with the _____ of the behavior.

If someone goes "looking for a fight," then fighting must be a(n) _____ stimulus for that individual.

The amount of time it takes before I get out of bed in the morning is an example of _____; the amount of time it takes me to finish shaving is an example of _____.

Jared got sick after eating too much cake. From then onward, he could no longer eat cake. The act of eating too much cake functioned as a(n) _____ with respect to the subsequent likelihood of again eating cake.

The term _____ refers to the extent to which events occur in close physical proximity to each other.

Laura is concerned that her little daughter is watching too much television and would, therefore, like to measure the occurrence of this behavior. Given that Laura has a lot of other things to do each evening, her best bet would be to use

Prediction is to nearness as

A(n) _____ stimulus is one that an animal will move away from.

The _____ of a behavior is its force or magnitude.

In a reversal design, the level of behavior in the first A phase needs to be _____ the level of behavior in the second A phase in order to prove that the treatment is effective.

On a cumulative record, a _____ indicates a _____ of response.

Name and describe two types of descriptive research methods. What is a major limitation of descriptive research methods?

Jonah's piano teacher is trying to get him to shorten the time it takes for him to learn to play a Beethoven sonata. The appropriate behavioral measure is therefore

The _____ variable is the outcome that is measured in an experiment.

Rate of response is a favorite measure of behavior for some researchers because it is

Distinguish between independent and dependent variables. What is a functional relationship?

Introduction

Elicited Behaviors and Classical Conditioning

Classical Conditioning Basic Phenomena and Various Complexities

Classical Conditioning Underlying Processes in Classical Conditioning

Operant Conditioning Introduction

Schedules and Theories of Reinforcement

Extinction and Stimulus Control

Escape Avoidance and Punishment

Choice Matching and Self Control

Observational Learning and Rule Governed Behavior

Biological Dispositions in Learning

Comparative Cognition

Filters

For most children, a bee sting is to _ as candy is to _.

The number of hours that I clean house each week is a _ measure of behavior while the length of time that I procrastinate before starting to clean house on a particular evening is a _ measure of behavior.

The amount of time it takes before I get out of bed in the morning is an example of _; the amount of time it takes me to finish shaving is an example of _.

On a cumulative record, a _ indicates a _ of response.