Question 1

Skinner defined reinforcers and punishers technically according to

Accepted Answer

A)  their intensity. 
B)  the probability of their occurrence. 
C)  their effect on behavior. 
D)  the extent to which they are perceived as pleasant versus unpleasant. 
A)  their intensity. 
B)  the probability of their occurrence. 
C)  their effect on behavior. 
D)  the extent to which they are perceived as pleasant versus unpleasant. C

Question 2

Two types of negative reinforcement are _____ and _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  time out; response cost 
B)  escape; response cost. 
C)  escape; avoidance 
D)  avoidance; response cost 
A)  time out; response cost 
B)  escape; response cost. 
C)  escape; avoidance 
D)  avoidance; response cost C

Question 3

The ____ are examples of discrete trial apparatuses and the____ is an example of a free operant apparatus.

Accepted Answer

A)  maze, puzzle box, Skinner box; runway 
B)  maze, puzzle box, runway; Skinner box 
C)  puzzle box, runway, Skinner box; maze 
D)  maze, runway, Skinner box; puzzle box 
A)  maze, puzzle box, Skinner box; runway 
B)  maze, puzzle box, runway; Skinner box 
C)  puzzle box, runway, Skinner box; maze 
D)  maze, runway, Skinner box; puzzle box B

Question 4

In ____ conditioning, it is what happens ____ the behavior that is critical.

Accepted Answer

A)  instrumental; after 
B)  classical; after 
C)  instrumental; before 
D)  both classical and instrumental; before 
A)  instrumental; after 
B)  classical; after 
C)  instrumental; before 
D)  both classical and instrumental; before

Question 5

Two types of negative punishment are _____ and _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  time out; response cost 
B)  escape; response cost. 
C)  escape; avoidance 
D)  avoidance; response cost 
A)  time out; response cost 
B)  escape; response cost. 
C)  escape; avoidance 
D)  avoidance; response cost

Question 6

You press the power button to turn on your computer and wait for the desktop to appear before opening a program. This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  shaping. 
B)  prompting 
C)  fading 
D)  a stimulus-response chain. 
A)  shaping. 
B)  prompting 
C)  fading 
D)  a stimulus-response chain.

Question 7

A child is asked to trace dotted lines in order to learn to write the letters of the alphabet. This is an example of the ____ procedure.

Accepted Answer

A)  shaping 
B)  prompting 
C)  fading 
D)  discrimination training 
A)  shaping 
B)  prompting 
C)  fading 
D)  discrimination training

Question 8

A powerful sequence for using prompts to establish verbal control of behavior is

Accepted Answer

A)  verbal prompt, physical prompt, gestural prompt. 
B)  verbal prompt, gestural prompt, physical prompt. 
C)  physical prompt, gestural prompt, verbal prompt. 
D)  gestural prompt, physical prompt, verbal prompt. 
A)  verbal prompt, physical prompt, gestural prompt. 
B)  verbal prompt, gestural prompt, physical prompt. 
C)  physical prompt, gestural prompt, verbal prompt. 
D)  gestural prompt, physical prompt, verbal prompt.

Question 9

It is relatively easy to teach a rat to ____ to avoid a shock but much more difficult to teach a rat to _____ to avoid shock.

Accepted Answer

A)  press a bar; run down a runway 
B)  run down a runway; press a bar 
C)  press a bar; walk down a runway 
D)  walk down a runway; press a bar 
A)  press a bar; run down a runway 
B)  run down a runway; press a bar 
C)  press a bar; walk down a runway 
D)  walk down a runway; press a bar

Question 10

You press the power button to turn on your computer and wait for the desktop to appear before opening a program. In this example, seeing the desktop is both

Accepted Answer

A)  a discriminative stimulus for turning on the computer and a conditioned reinforcer for opening the program. 
B)  a conditioned reinforcer for turning on the computer and a discriminative stimulus for opening the program. 
C)  a warning stimulus for turning on the computer and a conditioned reinforcer for opening the program. 
D)  a warning stimulus for opening the program and a conditioned reinforcer for turning on the computer. 
A)  a discriminative stimulus for turning on the computer and a conditioned reinforcer for opening the program. 
B)  a conditioned reinforcer for turning on the computer and a discriminative stimulus for opening the program. 
C)  a warning stimulus for turning on the computer and a conditioned reinforcer for opening the program. 
D)  a warning stimulus for opening the program and a conditioned reinforcer for turning on the computer.

Question 11

Money and praise are common examples of ____ reinforcers.

Accepted Answer

A)  primary 
B)  secondary 
C)  unconditioned 
D)  generalized 
A)  primary 
B)  secondary 
C)  unconditioned 
D)  generalized

Question 12

After the child successfully traces dotted lines of a letter of the alphabet, the space between dots is gradually increased until the dots are eliminated altogether. This is an example of the ____ procedure.

Accepted Answer

A)  shaping 
B)  prompting 
C)  fading 
D)  discrimination training 
A)  shaping 
B)  prompting 
C)  fading 
D)  discrimination training

Skinner defined reinforcers and punishers technically according to

Two types of negative reinforcement are _ and _.

The are examples of discrete trial apparatuses and the is an example of a free operant apparatus.

In conditioning, it is what happens the behavior that is critical.

Two types of negative punishment are _ and _.

You press the power button to turn on your computer and wait for the desktop to appear before opening a program. This is an example of

A child is asked to trace dotted lines in order to learn to write the letters of the alphabet. This is an example of the ____ procedure.

A powerful sequence for using prompts to establish verbal control of behavior is

It is relatively easy to teach a rat to to avoid a shock but much more difficult to teach a rat to _ to avoid shock.

You press the power button to turn on your computer and wait for the desktop to appear before opening a program. In this example, seeing the desktop is both

Money and praise are common examples of ____ reinforcers.

After the child successfully traces dotted lines of a letter of the alphabet, the space between dots is gradually increased until the dots are eliminated altogether. This is an example of the ____ procedure.

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Skinner defined reinforcers and punishers technically according to

Two types of negative reinforcement are _____ and _____.

The ____ are examples of discrete trial apparatuses and the____ is an example of a free operant apparatus.

In ____ conditioning, it is what happens ____ the behavior that is critical.

Two types of negative punishment are _____ and _____.

You press the power button to turn on your computer and wait for the desktop to appear before opening a program. This is an example of

A child is asked to trace dotted lines in order to learn to write the letters of the alphabet. This is an example of the ____ procedure.

A powerful sequence for using prompts to establish verbal control of behavior is

It is relatively easy to teach a rat to ____ to avoid a shock but much more difficult to teach a rat to _____ to avoid shock.

You press the power button to turn on your computer and wait for the desktop to appear before opening a program. In this example, seeing the desktop is both

Money and praise are common examples of ____ reinforcers.

After the child successfully traces dotted lines of a letter of the alphabet, the space between dots is gradually increased until the dots are eliminated altogether. This is an example of the ____ procedure.

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Two types of negative reinforcement are _ and _.

The are examples of discrete trial apparatuses and the is an example of a free operant apparatus.

In conditioning, it is what happens the behavior that is critical.

Two types of negative punishment are _ and _.

It is relatively easy to teach a rat to to avoid a shock but much more difficult to teach a rat to _ to avoid shock.