Exam 4: Applications of Behaviorist Principles

Mr. and Mrs. Mercado don't allow their daughter Maggie to chew gum at home and have punished her severely on the few occasions they have found her with gum in her mouth. Now Maggie rarely chews gum at home but chews it almost constantly at school, where she is not punished for doing so. Maggie's different behaviors at home and at school illustrate an effect of punishment known as:

An essential element of a contingency contract in the classroom is that:

Research indicates that when appropriate precautions are taken, the most effective method of reducing inappropriate behavior typically is:

Ursula is always getting out of her seat at inappropriate times. As her teacher, you scold Ursula every time she does this, but her behavior seems to be getting worse rather than better. a. From a behaviorist perspective, why is Ursula's getting-out-of-seat behavior increasing rather than decreasing? b. How might you decrease her behavior by reinforcing an incompatible behavior? Describe your procedure in detail, specifying the reinforcer and the behavior you will reinforce.

Which one of the following examples best illustrates the concept of baseline as behaviorists use the term?

If you wanted to encourage kindergartners to delay gratification, research indicates that an effective strategy would be to:

Which one of the following is an example of reinforcing an incompatible behavior as a way of eliminating an undesirable behavior?

A mastery learning approach would probably be most suitable for teaching:

Describe at least three benefits of instructional objectives for teachers, students, or both. Also identify at least one downside of using instructional objectives to evaluate students' achievement, especially when used in conjunction with high-stakes tests.

In applied behavior analysis, it is often important to promote, quite explicitly, the generalization of newly acquired behavior to a variety of contexts. Three of the following are recommended strategies for promoting such generalization. Which one of the following, although possibly beneficial for other reasons, will not necessarily promote generalization?

Mrs. Sloan wanted to use behaviorist approaches in her classroom. She decided to test the students many times throughout her course. Which assessment practice is she employing?

Three of the following are recommended practices when using punishment to reduce an inappropriate behavior. Which one is not recommended?

Describe the three components of traditional behavioral objectives. Write a behavioral objective that includes all three of these components, and identify each component within the objective you have written.

An instructional objective that requires students to identify the different parts of speech in a sentence is at the ________ level in Bloom's taxonomy.

Eight-year-old Amy always seems to be in "overdrive"-she has trouble sitting still for any length of time. Her teacher occasionally gives her short breaks in which she can get up and move around a bit as a way of releasing pent-up energy. Such breaks occur unpredictably, without regard for whether Amy is behaving appropriately or inappropriately at the time. Research indicates that such noncontingent reinforcement:

Using behavioral objectives to describe classroom goals sometimes results in a lengthy list of seemingly trivial behaviors. In such situations, which one of the following is, according to the textbook, an acceptable alternative?

Three of the following are almost always found in applied behavior analysis ABA). Which one is not necessarily characteristic of ABA?

Three of the following common criticisms of using behaviorist approaches in the classroom are valid ones. Which one usually is not true about behaviorist approaches?

Develop a token economy for a classroom of unruly third-grade children. In your description, be sure to include and identify: a. At least two target behaviors b. The methods) of measuring the target behaviors c. Token and back-up reinforcers, and how they are dispersed d. The treatment plan

An instructional objective that requires students to recite a definition exactly as it has been presented is at the ________ level in Bloom's taxonomy.