Exam 7: Stimulus Control: Discrimination and Generalization

_____________ develops as a result of stimulus discrimination training.

When Mark swears around his friends they laugh, but when he swears around his parents they ground him.As a result, Mark is less likely to swear when his parents are around.Mark's behavior of not swearing around his parents is a result of:

Which of the following is involved in stimulus discrimination training?

In behavior modification, a three-term contingency involves a(n):

A behavior is more likely to occur in the presence of the S-delta.

Bill drives faster than the speed limit only when his friends are in the car with him because they tell him he is cool.Bill's behavior of driving over the speed limit only when his friends are with him is said to be under ____________ control.

When the stop light turns green, you go and when it is red, you don't go.The red light acts as a(n) __________ for going and the green light acts as a(n) ________________ for going.

When the family dog licks the faces of the children in the family, they laugh and give the dog a treat.When the dog licks the faces of the parents, they scold the dog.As a result, the dog no longer licks the faces of the parents, but continues to lick the faces of the children.The parents' faces would be an example of a(n)_________ for the doglicking their faces:

What happens when a discriminative stimulus is present?

A group of stimuli having the same functional effect on a certain behavior are said to belong to a stimulus:

Stimulus discrimination training may also occur with punishment.

Behaviors usually occur at random and are rarely under stimulus control.

What is an S-delta?

When a(n) _____________ is present the behavior is less likely to occur.

Bill drives faster than the speed limit only when his friends are in the car with him because they tell him he is cool.He doesn't speed when his parents or girlfriend are in the car because they don't say it's cool.What is the S-delta in this example?