Deck 7: Stimulus Control: Discrimination and Generalization

Question 1

A behavior is more likely to occur when a specific antecedent stimulus is present.What principle does this describe?

A)stimulus control
B)situation control
C)situation awareness
D)all of these

Answer 1

A

Question 2

A ______________ involves a relationship among an antecedent stimulus,a behavior,and the consequence of the behavior.

A)three-term contingency
B)schedule of reinforcement
C)extinction burst
D)discriminative stimulus

Answer 2

A

Question 3

If you provide a reinforcer when a rat presses a lever when a green light is on and,as a result,it also presses the lever when a similar color light is on (green/blue for example),_______________ has occurred:

A)reinforcement
B)stimulus control
C)generalization
D)extinction

Answer 3

C

Question 4

____________ takes place when the behavior occurs in the presence of stimuli that are similar to the S^D:

A)stimulus control
B)reinforcement
C)stimulus discrimination training
D)generalization

Question 5

An S^D ______________ a behavior.

A)evokes
B)reinforces
C)punishes
D)extinguishes

Question 6

You develop stimulus control through the process of ___________________________;

A)reinforcement
B)stimulus discrimination training
C)extinction
D)punishment

Question 7

An antecedent stimulus that is present when the behavior is reinforced is a(n):

A)S-delta
B)reinforcer
C)discriminative stimulus
D)conditioned stimulus

Question 8

An antecedent stimulus that is present when the behavior is not reinforced is a(n):

A)S-delta
B)reinforcer
C)discriminative stimulus
D)conditioned stimulus