Deck 14: Basic Stimulus Control

Question 1

What was the reinforcer for the chicken pulling the trigger in the Breland demonstration?

A) Breland not shot
B) Food

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Why didn't the chicken pull the trigger when Breland was in the line of fire?

A) Because it might have killed Breland
B) Because that response was not reinforced with food

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The concepts of discriminative stimulus (S^D) and S-delta (S ^$\Delta$ ) apply only to reinforcement procedures.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

When Mae tells Jimmy to sit down, he doesn't comply. So Mae takes hold of him and sits him down. This is an example of ____.

A) An S ^D
B) A prompt
C) An establishing operation
D) A task analysis

Question 5

Which one selects between a proper way of responding and an improper way of responding?

A) Response differentiation
B) Stimulus discrimination

Question 6

Suppose you're using tokens (poker chips) to reinforce the correct reading of words. Each word serves as a (an) ____ for one response and a (an) ____ for all other responses.
(Put a different answer in each blank.)

A) Discrimination training procedure
B) Discriminative stimulus (S^D)
C) S-delta (S ^D )
D) Stimulus discrimination (stimulus control)
E) Incidental teaching procedure

Question 7

What's an S^D?

A) An opportunity for the response to be reinforced
B) An opportunity for the response to be made

Question 8

What's the response lever?

A) An opportunity for the response to be reinforced
B) An opportunity for the response to be made

Question 9

What's being in the Skinner box?

A) An opportunity for the response to be reinforced
B) An opportunity for the response to be made

Question 10

And what's the keyboard on your piano?

A) the operandum
B) the response
C) just a stimulus

Question 11

Playing a chord on your piano?

A) the operandum
B) the response
C) just a stimulus

Question 12

The strings on your guitar?

A) the operandum
B) the response
C) just a stimulus

Question 13

The feeling in your finger's when you strum your guitar?

A) the operandum
B) the response
C) just a stimulus

Question 14

You put experimentally naïve son of Rudolph in a modified Skinner box for the first time. There's no special light in the box, just the ambient light of your lab. But the major modification of the box is that you can remove and insert the response lever, at will. You shape up lever pressing and then begin removing and re-inserting the lever.
Does this experiment involve an S^D?
a. Yes
b. No

Question 15

Fill in the letter for each of the four empty cells:

-stimulus discrimination
B) response differentiation
C) no differentiation or discrimination
D) combined differentiation and discrimination

Question 16

Fill in the letter for each of the four empty cells:

-stimulus discrimination
B) response differentiation
C) no differentiation or discrimination
D) combined differentiation and discrimination

Question 17

Fill in the letter for each of the four empty cells:

-stimulus discrimination
B) response differentiation
C) no differentiation or discrimination
D) combined differentiation and discrimination

Question 18

Fill in the letter for each of the four empty cells:

-stimulus discrimination
B) response differentiation
C) no differentiation or discrimination
D) combined differentiation and discrimination

Question 19

Match the numbers in the boxes to the words that go in those boxes to complete the table illustrating the differences between the before condition and the S^D.

-Before
B) After
C) Increases behavior
D) Decreases behavior
E) No
F) Yes

Question 20

Match the numbers in the boxes to the words that go in those boxes to complete the table illustrating the differences between the before condition and the S^D.

-Before
B) After
C) Increases behavior
D) Decreases behavior
E) No
F) Yes

Question 21

Match the numbers in the boxes to the words that go in those boxes to complete the table illustrating the differences between the before condition and the S^D.

-Before
B) After
C) Increases behavior
D) Decreases behavior
E) No
F) Yes

Question 22

Match the numbers in the boxes to the words that go in those boxes to complete the table illustrating the differences between the before condition and the S^D.

-Before
B) After
C) Increases behavior
D) Decreases behavior
E) No
F) Yes

Question 23

Match the number in the boxes to the words that go in those boxes to complete the table illustrating the difference between the before condition and the S^D

-Before behavior
B) Increases behavior
C) Yes
D) No

Question 24

Match the number in the boxes to the words that go in those boxes to complete the table illustrating the difference between the before condition and the S^D

-Before behavior
B) Increases behavior
C) Yes
D) No

Question 25

Match the number in the boxes to the words that go in those boxes to complete the table illustrating the difference between the before condition and the S^D

-Before behavior
B) Increases behavior
C) Yes
D) No

Question 26

Match the number in the boxes to the words that go in those boxes to complete the table illustrating the difference between the before condition and the S^D

-Before behavior
B) Increases behavior
C) Yes
D) No

Question 27

Match the number in the boxes to the words that go in those boxes to complete the table illustrating the difference between the before condition and the S^D

-Before behavior
B) Increases behavior
C) Yes
D) No

Question 28

Match the number in the boxes to the words that go in those boxes to complete the table illustrating the difference between the before condition and the S^D

-Before behavior
B) Increases behavior
C) Yes
D) No

Question 29

Match the number in the boxes to the words that go in those boxes to complete the table illustrating the difference between the before condition and the S^D

-Before behavior
B) Increases behavior
C) Yes
D) No

Question 30

Match the number in the boxes to the words that go in those boxes to complete the table illustrating the difference between the before condition and the S^D

-Before behavior
B) Increases behavior
C) Yes
D) No

Question 31

Match the numbers in the boxes to the words that go in those boxes to diagram an example of discriminated escape.
-No light
B) Light
C) No shock
D) Shock
E) Food
F) Press lever
G) No food

Question 32

Match the numbers in the boxes to the words that go in those boxes to diagram an example of discriminated escape.
-No light
B) Light
C) No shock
D) Shock
E) Food
F) Press lever
G) No food

Question 33

Match the numbers in the boxes to the words that go in those boxes to diagram an example of discriminated escape.
-No light
B) Light
C) No shock
D) Shock
E) Food
F) Press lever
G) No food

Question 34

Match the numbers in the boxes to the words that go in those boxes to diagram an example of discriminated escape.
-No light
B) Light
C) No shock
D) Shock
E) Food
F) Press lever
G) No food

Question 35

Match the numbers in the boxes to the words that go in those boxes to diagram an example of discriminated escape.
-No light
B) Light
C) No shock
D) Shock
E) Food
F) Press lever
G) No food

Question 36

Match the numbers in the boxes to the words that go in those boxes to diagram an example of discriminated escape.
-No light
B) Light
C) No shock
D) Shock
E) Food
F) Press lever
G) No food

Question 37

Match the numbers in the boxes to the words that go in those boxes to diagram the Breland experiment that shows stimulus discrimination with chickens.

-Brelandless target
B) Breland
C) Chicken pulling the trigger
D) Light
E) No light
F) No food
G) Food

Question 38

Match the numbers in the boxes to the words that go in those boxes to diagram the Breland experiment that shows stimulus discrimination with chickens.

-Brelandless target
B) Breland
C) Chicken pulling the trigger
D) Light
E) No light
F) No food
G) Food

Question 39

Match the numbers in the boxes to the words that go in those boxes to diagram the Breland experiment that shows stimulus discrimination with chickens.

-Brelandless target
B) Breland
C) Chicken pulling the trigger
D) Light
E) No light
F) No food
G) Food

Question 40

Match the numbers in the boxes to the words that go in those boxes to diagram the Breland experiment that shows stimulus discrimination with chickens.

-Brelandless target
B) Breland
C) Chicken pulling the trigger
D) Light
E) No light
F) No food
G) Food

Question 41

Match the numbers in the boxes to the words that go in those boxes to diagram the Breland experiment that shows stimulus discrimination with chickens.

-Brelandless target
B) Breland
C) Chicken pulling the trigger
D) Light
E) No light
F) No food
G) Food

Question 42

Match the numbers in the boxes to the words that go in those boxes to diagram the Breland experiment that shows stimulus discrimination with chickens.

-Brelandless target
B) Breland
C) Chicken pulling the trigger
D) Light
E) No light
F) No food
G) Food

Question 43

Match the following definitions with the terms below.

-Discrimination training procedure

A)Is there also an S^?? (If not, then you also don’t have an S^D).
B)That part of the environment the organism operates (manipulates).
C)Is the S^? contingency always extinction or recovery?
D)The occurrence of a response more frequently in the presence of one stimulus than in the presence of another, usually as a result of a discrimination training procedure.
E)Is the before condition the same for both the S^D and the S^??
F)Is the response the same for both the S^D and the S^??
G)The planned use of behavioral contingencies, differential reinforcement, and discrimination training, in the student’s everyday environment.
H)Does the S^D differ from the operandum?
I)Does the S^D differ from the before condition?
J)A stimulus in the presence of which a particular response will be reinforced or punished.
K)Reinforcing or punishing a response in the presence of one stimulus and extinguishing it or allowing it to recover in the presence of another stimulus.
L)A supplemental stimulus that raises the probability of a correct response.
M) A stimulus in the presence of which a particular response will not be reinforced or .

Question 44

Match the following definitions with the terms below.

-Discriminative stimulus (S^D)

A)Is there also an S^?? (If not, then you also don’t have an S^D).
B)That part of the environment the organism operates (manipulates).
C)Is the S^? contingency always extinction or recovery?
D)The occurrence of a response more frequently in the presence of one stimulus than in the presence of another, usually as a result of a discrimination training procedure.
E)Is the before condition the same for both the S^D and the S^??
F)Is the response the same for both the S^D and the S^??
G)The planned use of behavioral contingencies, differential reinforcement, and discrimination training, in the student’s everyday environment.

Question 45

Match the following definitions with the terms below.

-S-delta (S^?)

A)Is there also an S^?? (If not, then you also don’t have an S^D).
B)That part of the environment the organism operates (manipulates).
C)Is the S^? contingency always extinction or recovery?
D)The occurrence of a response more frequently in the presence of one stimulus than in the presence of another, usually as a result of a discrimination training procedure.
E)Is the before condition the same for both the S^D and the S^??
F)Is the response the same for both the S^D and the S^??
G)The planned use of behavioral contingencies, differential reinforcement, and discrimination training, in the student’s everyday environment.
H)Does the S^D differ from the operandum?
I)Does the S^D differ from the before condition?
J)A stimulus in the presence of which a particular response will be reinforced or punished.
K)Reinforcing or punishing a response in the presence of one stimulus and extinguishing it or allowing it to recover in the presence of another stimulus.
L)A supplemental stimulus that raises the probability of a correct response.
M) A stimulus in the presence of which a particular response will not be reinforced or .

Question 46

Match the following definitions with the terms below.

-Stimulus discrimination (stimulus control)

A)Is there also an S^?? (If not, then you also don’t have an S^D).
B)That part of the environment the organism operates (manipulates).
C)Is the S^? contingency always extinction or recovery?
D)The occurrence of a response more frequently in the presence of one stimulus than in the presence of another, usually as a result of a discrimination training procedure.
E)Is the before condition the same for both the S^D and the S^??
F)Is the response the same for both the S^D and the S^??
G)The planned use of behavioral contingencies, differential reinforcement, and discrimination training, in the student’s everyday environment.
H)Does the S^D differ from the operandum?
I)Does the S^D differ from the before condition?
J)A stimulus in the presence of which a particular response will be reinforced or punished.
K)Reinforcing or punishing a response in the presence of one stimulus and extinguishing it or allowing it to recover in the presence of another stimulus.
L)A supplemental stimulus that raises the probability of a correct response.
M) A stimulus in the presence of which a particular response will not be reinforced or .

Question 47

Match the following definitions with the terms below.

-Incidental teaching

A)Is there also an S^?? (If not, then you also don’t have an S^D).
B)That part of the environment the organism operates (manipulates).
C)Is the S^? contingency always extinction or recovery?
D)The occurrence of a response more frequently in the presence of one stimulus than in the presence of another, usually as a result of a discrimination training procedure.
E)Is the before condition the same for both the S^D and the S^??
F)Is the response the same for both the S^D and the S^??
G)The planned use of behavioral contingencies, differential reinforcement, and discrimination training, in the student’s everyday environment.
H)Does the S^D differ from the operandum?
I)Does the S^D differ from the before condition?
J)A stimulus in the presence of which a particular response will be reinforced or punished.
K)Reinforcing or punishing a response in the presence of one stimulus and extinguishing it or allowing it to recover in the presence of another stimulus.
L)A supplemental stimulus that raises the probability of a correct response.
M) A stimulus in the presence of which a particular response will not be reinforced or .

Question 48

Match the following definitions with the terms below.

-Prompt

A)Is there also an S^?? (If not, then you also don’t have an S^D).
B)That part of the environment the organism operates (manipulates).
C)Is the S^? contingency always extinction or recovery?
D)The occurrence of a response more frequently in the presence of one stimulus than in the presence of another, usually as a result of a discrimination training procedure.
E)Is the before condition the same for both the S^D and the S^??
F)Is the response the same for both the S^D and the S^??
G)The planned use of behavioral contingencies, differential reinforcement, and discrimination training, in the student’s everyday environment.
H)Does the S^D differ from the operandum?
I)Does the S^D differ from the before condition?
J)A stimulus in the presence of which a particular response will be reinforced or punished.
K)Reinforcing or punishing a response in the presence of one stimulus and extinguishing it or allowing it to recover in the presence of another stimulus.
L)A supplemental stimulus that raises the probability of a correct response.
M) A stimulus in the presence of which a particular response will not be reinforced or .

Question 49

Match the following definitions with the terms below.

-Operandum (manipulandum)

A)Is there also an S^?? (If not, then you also don’t have an S^D).
B)That part of the environment the organism operates (manipulates).
C)Is the S^? contingency always extinction or recovery?
D)The occurrence of a response more frequently in the presence of one stimulus than in the presence of another, usually as a result of a discrimination training procedure.
E)Is the before condition the same for both the S^D and the S^??
F)Is the response the same for both the S^D and the S^??
G)The planned use of behavioral contingencies, differential reinforcement, and discrimination training, in the student’s everyday environment.
H)Does the S^D differ from the operandum?
I)Does the S^D differ from the before condition?
J)A stimulus in the presence of which a particular response will be reinforced or punished.
K)Reinforcing or punishing a response in the presence of one stimulus and extinguishing it or allowing it to recover in the presence of another stimulus.
L)A supplemental stimulus that raises the probability of a correct response.
M) A stimulus in the presence of which a particular response will not be reinforced or .

Question 50

Match the following definitions with the terms below.

-Different before condition test

A)Is there also an S^?? (If not, then you also don’t have an S^D).
B)That part of the environment the organism operates (manipulates).
C)Is the S^? contingency always extinction or recovery?
D)The occurrence of a response more frequently in the presence of one stimulus than in the presence of another, usually as a result of a discrimination training procedure.
E)Is the before condition the same for both the S^D and the S^??
F)Is the response the same for both the S^D and the S^??
G)The planned use of behavioral contingencies, differential reinforcement, and discrimination training, in the student’s everyday environment.
H)Does the S^D differ from the operandum?
I)Does the S^D differ from the before condition?
J)A stimulus in the presence of which a particular response will be reinforced or punished.
K)Reinforcing or punishing a response in the presence of one stimulus and extinguishing it or allowing it to recover in the presence of another stimulus.
L)A supplemental stimulus that raises the probability of a correct response.
M) A stimulus in the presence of which a particular response will not be reinforced or .

Question 51

Match the following definitions with the terms below.

-Extinction/recovery test

A)Is there also an S^?? (If not, then you also don’t have an S^D).
B)That part of the environment the organism operates (manipulates).
C)Is the S^? contingency always extinction or recovery?
D)The occurrence of a response more frequently in the presence of one stimulus than in the presence of another, usually as a result of a discrimination training procedure.
E)Is the before condition the same for both the S^D and the S^??
F)Is the response the same for both the S^D and the S^??
G)The planned use of behavioral contingencies, differential reinforcement, and discrimination training, in the student’s everyday environment.
H)Does the S^D differ from the operandum?
I)Does the S^D differ from the before condition?
J)A stimulus in the presence of which a particular response will be reinforced or punished.
K)Reinforcing or punishing a response in the presence of one stimulus and extinguishing it or allowing it to recover in the presence of another stimulus.
L)A supplemental stimulus that raises the probability of a correct response.
M) A stimulus in the presence of which a particular response will not be reinforced or .

Question 52

Match the following definitions with the terms below.

-Same before condition test

A)Is there also an S^?? (If not, then you also don’t have an S^D).
B)That part of the environment the organism operates (manipulates).
C)Is the S^? contingency always extinction or recovery?
D)The occurrence of a response more frequently in the presence of one stimulus than in the presence of another, usually as a result of a discrimination training procedure.
E)Is the before condition the same for both the S^D and the S^??
F)Is the response the same for both the S^D and the S^??
G)The planned use of behavioral contingencies, differential reinforcement, and discrimination training, in the student’s everyday environment.
H)Does the S^D differ from the operandum?
I)Does the S^D differ from the before condition?
J)A stimulus in the presence of which a particular response will be reinforced or punished.
K)Reinforcing or punishing a response in the presence of one stimulus and extinguishing it or allowing it to recover in the presence of another stimulus.
L)A supplemental stimulus that raises the probability of a correct response.
M) A stimulus in the presence of which a particular response will not be reinforced or .

Question 53

Match the following definitions with the terms below.

-S^?test

A)Is there also an S^?? (If not, then you also don’t have an S^D).
B)That part of the environment the organism operates (manipulates).
C)Is the S^? contingency always extinction or recovery?
D)The occurrence of a response more frequently in the presence of one stimulus than in the presence of another, usually as a result of a discrimination training procedure.
E)Is the before condition the same for both the S^D and the S^??
F)Is the response the same for both the S^D and the S^??
G)The planned use of behavioral contingencies, differential reinforcement, and discrimination training, in the student’s everyday environment.
H)Does the S^D differ from the operandum?
I)Does the S^D differ from the before condition?
J)A stimulus in the presence of which a particular response will be reinforced or punished.
K)Reinforcing or punishing a response in the presence of one stimulus and extinguishing it or allowing it to recover in the presence of another stimulus.
L)A supplemental stimulus that raises the probability of a correct response.
M) A stimulus in the presence of which a particular response will not be reinforced or .

Question 54

Match the following definitions with the terms below.

-Operandum test

A)Is there also an S^?? (If not, then you also don’t have an S^D).
B)That part of the environment the organism operates (manipulates).
C)Is the S^? contingency always extinction or recovery?
D)The occurrence of a response more frequently in the presence of one stimulus than in the presence of another, usually as a result of a discrimination training procedure.
E)Is the before condition the same for both the S^D and the S^??
F)Is the response the same for both the S^D and the S^??
G)The planned use of behavioral contingencies, differential reinforcement, and discrimination training, in the student’s everyday environment.
H)Does the S^D differ from the operandum?
I)Does the S^D differ from the before condition?
J)A stimulus in the presence of which a particular response will be reinforced or punished.
K)Reinforcing or punishing a response in the presence of one stimulus and extinguishing it or allowing it to recover in the presence of another stimulus.
L)A supplemental stimulus that raises the probability of a correct response.
M) A stimulus in the presence of which a particular response will not be reinforced or .

Question 55

Match the following definitions with the terms below.

-Response test

A)Is there also an S^?? (If not, then you also don’t have an S^D).
B)That part of the environment the organism operates (manipulates).
C)Is the S^? contingency always extinction or recovery?
D)The occurrence of a response more frequently in the presence of one stimulus than in the presence of another, usually as a result of a discrimination training procedure.
E)Is the before condition the same for both the S^D and the S^??
F)Is the response the same for both the S^D and the S^??
G)The planned use of behavioral contingencies, differential reinforcement, and discrimination training, in the student’s everyday environment.
H)Does the S^D differ from the operandum?
I)Does the S^D differ from the before condition?
J)A stimulus in the presence of which a particular response will be reinforced or punished.
K)Reinforcing or punishing a response in the presence of one stimulus and extinguishing it or allowing it to recover in the presence of another stimulus.
L)A supplemental stimulus that raises the probability of a correct response.
M) A stimulus in the presence of which a particular response will not be reinforced or .

Question 56

Fill in the Blank

-Discriminative stimulus (S^D)
$\bullet$ A __________________________ in the presence of which
$\bullet$ a particular response will be reinforced or _______________________.

Question 57

Fill in the Blank

-S-delta (S^?)
$\bullet$ A stimulus in the presence of which
$\bullet$ a particular response will __________________________be _______________ or _________________.

Question 58

Fill in the Blank

-Discrimination training procedure
$\bullet$ Reinforcing or punishing a response
$\bullet$ in the presence of one stimulus
$\bullet$ and _______________________________ it
$\bullet$ or allowing it to ____________________________
$\bullet$ in the presence of another stimulus.

Question 59

Fill in the Blank

-Stimulus discrimination (stimulus control)
$\bullet$ The occurrence of a _________________ more frequently in the presence of one stimulus
$\bullet$ than in the presence of another,
$\bullet$ usually as a result of a ______________________________ training procedure.

Question 60

Fill in the Blank

-Incidental teaching
$\bullet$ The ____________________________ use of
$\bullet$ behavioral contingencies,
$\bullet$ differential reinforcement, and
$\bullet$ discrimination training
$\bullet$ n the student's _______________________________ environment.

Question 61

Fill in the Blank

-Prompt
$\bullet$ A ________________________ stimulus that raises the probability of a ________________________ response.

Question 62

Fill in the Blank

-Operandum (manipulandum)
$\bullet$ That part of the environment the organism __________________ ... .

Question 63

Fill in the Blank

-S^? test
$\bullet$ Is there also an __________________? (If not, then you also don't have an _____________.)

Question 64

Fill in the Blank

-Same before condition test
$\bullet$ Is the before condition the ________________ for both the _______________ and the __________________?

Question 65

Fill in the Blank

-Response test
$\bullet$ Is the response the _________________ for both the _______________ and the __________________?

Question 66

Fill in the Blank

-Extinction/Recovery test
$\bullet$ Is the S^? contingency always _________________ or recovery?

Question 67

Fill in the Blank

-Operandum test
$\bullet$ Does the S^D _________________ from the operandum?

Question 68

Fill in the Blank

-Different before condition test
$\bullet$ Does the _________________ differ from the before condition?

Question 69

Define the following concepts, principles, or rules
-Discriminative stimulus

Question 70

Define the following concepts, principles, or rules
-S-Delta

Question 71

Define the following concepts, principles, or rules
-Discrimination training procedure

Question 72

Define the following concepts, principles, or rules
-Stimulus discrimination (stimulus control)

Question 73

Define the following concepts, principles, or rules
-Incidental training

Question 74

Define the following concepts, principles, or rules
-Prompt

Question 75

Define the following concepts, principles, or rules
-Operandum (manipulandum)

Question 76

Define the following concepts, principles, or rules
-S^Δ test

Question 77

Define the following concepts, principles, or rules
-Same before condition

Question 78

Define the following concepts, principles, or rules
-Response test.

Question 79

Define the following concepts, principles, or rules
-Extinction/recovery test

Question 80

Define the following concepts, principles, or rules
-Operandum test.