Question 1

Grace said the f-word because she knew it would get her relatives to shut up.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Give an example of an unacceptable behavior maintained by a negative reinforcement contingency and show how you might get rid of the bad behavior by substituting a more acceptable escape response.
$\bullet$What is the unacceptable behavior?
$\bullet$What is the negative reinforcer?
$\bullet$What do you think would be the undesirable outcome of that behavior?
$\bullet$What is the acceptable alternative response?
$\bullet$What is the role of awareness in all this?

Accepted Answer

An example of an unacceptable behavior m

Question 3

Fill in the Blank
-Negative Reinforcer (aversive stimulus)
$\bullet$A ______________
$\bullet$that _____________ the future frequency of a response
$\bullet$its ______________ follows.

Accepted Answer

A negative reinforcer (aversive stimulus

Question 4

What kind of contingency is reinforcement by the presentation of a reinforcer?

Accepted Answer

A)  Negative reinforcement 
B)  Positive punishment 
C)  Positive reinforcement 
D)  Negative punishment 
E)  Avoidance
F) negative avoidance 
A)  Negative reinforcement 
B)  Positive punishment 
C)  Positive reinforcement 
D)  Negative punishment 
E)  Avoidance
F) negative avoidance

Question 5

Match the number in the boxes to the correct term. (Be careful on this one. The components in this table may not be arranged as they were in the text, so the answers aren't in the same positions as in the text.)
 
$$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | } 
\hline \text { Stimulus, Event, or Condition } & \text { Negative Reinforcer } & \text { Reinforcer } \
\hline \text { Present } & \text { Ignore } & 1 \
\hline \text { Remove } & 2 & \text { Ignore } \
\hline
\end{array}$$

-____positive reinforcement

Accepted Answer

The answer of Match the number in the boxes to...

Question 6

Describe an experiment that demonstrated learning without awareness
$\bullet$What species were the subjects?S
$\bullet$What was the response?
$\bullet$What were the contingencies?
$\bullet$What were the differences in the procedures for the four groups?
$\bullet$What were the results for the four groups?

Accepted Answer

One experiment that demonstrated learnin

Question 7

All negative reinforcers are harmful stimuli?

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Define the following concepts:
-Functional assessment

Accepted Answer

Functional assessment is a process used

Question 9

Dr. Yealland turned on the electric shock. When the soldier moved his leg, Yealland turned off the shock. Which procedure is operating on the soldier's behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  punishment 
B)  negative punishment 
C)  reinforcement 
D)  negative reinforcement 
E)  Avoidance
F) negative avoidance 
A)  punishment 
B)  negative punishment 
C)  reinforcement 
D)  negative reinforcement 
E)  Avoidance
F) negative avoidance

Question 10

Match the following definitions with the technical terms below. (Not all of the terms will necessarily be used. In fact, some may be fictitious.)
-___ Functional assessment

Accepted Answer

A) An assessment of the contingencies responsible for problem behaviors. 
B) A stimulus that increases the future frequency of a response that its removal (termination) follows. 
C) The response contingent removal of a negative reinforcer resulting in an increased frequency of that response. 
D) In escaping the perpetrator’s aversive behavior, the victim unintentionally reinforces that aversive behavior. 
A) An assessment of the contingencies responsible for problem behaviors. 
B) A stimulus that increases the future frequency of a response that its removal (termination) follows. 
C) The response contingent removal of a negative reinforcer resulting in an increased frequency of that response. 
D) In escaping the perpetrator’s aversive behavior, the victim unintentionally reinforces that aversive behavior.

Question 11

What are the three functional assessment strategies?

Accepted Answer

Functional assessment strategies are met

Question 12

Instead of saying "At one year, a child becomes particularly fearful of strangers," a behavior analyst should say "Strangers become particularly aversive for a one-year-old child." This restatement makes fear and fearfulness unneeded concepts. Which principle does this exemplify?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reinforcement 
B)  Parsimony 
C)  Sick social cycle 
D)  Functional assessment 
E)  Neuro dynamic
F) The dumbass award 
A)  Reinforcement 
B)  Parsimony 
C)  Sick social cycle 
D)  Functional assessment 
E)  Neuro dynamic
F) The dumbass award

Grace said the f-word because she knew it would get her relatives to shut up.

Fill in the Blank -Negative Reinforcer (aversive stimulus) $\bullet$ A ________ $\bullet$ that _ the future frequency of a response $\bullet$ its ________ follows.

What kind of contingency is reinforcement by the presentation of a reinforcer?

All negative reinforcers are harmful stimuli?

Define the following concepts: -Functional assessment

Dr. Yealland turned on the electric shock. When the soldier moved his leg, Yealland turned off the shock. Which procedure is operating on the soldier's behavior?

Match the following definitions with the technical terms below. (Not all of the terms will necessarily be used. In fact, some may be fictitious.) -___ Functional assessment

What are the three functional assessment strategies?

Instead of saying "At one year, a child becomes particularly fearful of strangers," a behavior analyst should say "Strangers become particularly aversive for a one-year-old child." This restatement makes fear and fearfulness unneeded concepts. Which principle does this exemplify?

Respondent Conditioning

Operant Conditioning for Dummies Part I

Operant Conditioning for Dummies Part II

Research Methods

The Philosophy Supporting Behavior Analysis

Positive Reinforcement

Positive Punishment

Negative Punishment

Extinction and Recovery

Differential Reinforcement and Differential Punishment

Unconditioned and Conditioned Reinforcers and Punishers

Motivating Operations

Basic Stimulus Control

Complex Stimulus Control

Imitation

Avoidance

Shaping

Behavioral Chains

Ratio Schedules

Time-Based Schedules

Concurrent Contingences

Maintenance and Transfer

Verbal Behavior

Rule-Governed Behavior: Concepts and Applications

Rule-Governed Behavior: Theory

Filters

Exam 7: Negative Reinforcement

Grace said the f-word because she knew it would get her relatives to shut up.

Fill in the Blank -Negative Reinforcer (aversive stimulus) ∙\bullet∙ A ______________ ∙\bullet∙ that _____________ the future frequency of a response ∙\bullet∙ its ______________ follows.

What kind of contingency is reinforcement by the presentation of a reinforcer?

All negative reinforcers are harmful stimuli?

Define the following concepts: -Functional assessment

Dr. Yealland turned on the electric shock. When the soldier moved his leg, Yealland turned off the shock. Which procedure is operating on the soldier's behavior?

Match the following definitions with the technical terms below. (Not all of the terms will necessarily be used. In fact, some may be fictitious.) -___ Functional assessment

What are the three functional assessment strategies?

Instead of saying "At one year, a child becomes particularly fearful of strangers," a behavior analyst should say "Strangers become particularly aversive for a one-year-old child." This restatement makes fear and fearfulness unneeded concepts. Which principle does this exemplify?

Respondent Conditioning

Operant Conditioning for Dummies Part I

Operant Conditioning for Dummies Part II

Research Methods

The Philosophy Supporting Behavior Analysis

Positive Reinforcement

Positive Punishment

Negative Punishment

Extinction and Recovery

Differential Reinforcement and Differential Punishment

Unconditioned and Conditioned Reinforcers and Punishers

Motivating Operations

Basic Stimulus Control

Complex Stimulus Control

Imitation

Avoidance

Shaping

Behavioral Chains

Ratio Schedules

Time-Based Schedules

Concurrent Contingences

Maintenance and Transfer

Verbal Behavior

Rule-Governed Behavior: Concepts and Applications

Rule-Governed Behavior: Theory

Filters

Fill in the Blank -Negative Reinforcer (aversive stimulus) $\bullet$ A ________ $\bullet$ that _ the future frequency of a response $\bullet$ its ________ follows.