Question 1

Classical conditioning involves a learned association between

Accepted Answer

A)  two stimuli. 
B)  two responses. 
C)  two reinforcers. 
D)  behaviors and their consequences.

Question 2

When the Zantays eat dinner, the family dog begs for food. Sometimes, but not often, the children give in to the dog's begging and pass their pet a tasty morsel. You would be most justified in predicting that

Accepted Answer

A)  the dog is eventually going to stop begging for food. 
B)  as soon as the children stop reinforcing the dog's begging, it will stop begging. 
C)  the dog is going to be quite persistent in its begging in the future. 
D)  the dog will always beg for food even if the Zantays never reinforce the begging.

Question 3

B. F. Skinner recommended that we control behavior with ________ rather than with ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  primary reinforcers; secondary reinforcers 
B)  delayed reinforcement; immediate reinforcement 
C)  modeling; conditioning 
D)  reinforcement; punishment

Question 4

After receiving a couple of traffic tickets for speeding, Masako no longer drives faster than the legal speed limit. This best illustrates the impact of

Accepted Answer

A)  observational learning. 
B)  negative reinforcement. 
C)  spontaneous recovery. 
D)  punishment.

Question 5

Teachers who effectively shape their students' study habits are most likely to

Accepted Answer

A)  avoid the use of negative reinforcement to motivate effective study. 
B)  reinforce effective study with primary rather than secondary reinforcers. 
C)  reinforce effective study on a fixed-interval schedule. 
D)  reinforce even minor improvements in students' study skills.

Question 6

A negative reinforcer ________ the behavior it follows.

Accepted Answer

A)  strengthens 
B)  eliminates 
C)  suppresses but does not eliminate 
D)  has an unpredictable effect on

Exam 21: A: Operant Conditioning

Classical conditioning involves a learned association between

When the Zantays eat dinner, the family dog begs for food. Sometimes, but not often, the children give in to the dog's begging and pass their pet a tasty morsel. You would be most justified in predicting that

B. F. Skinner recommended that we control behavior with rather than with .

After receiving a couple of traffic tickets for speeding, Masako no longer drives faster than the legal speed limit. This best illustrates the impact of

Teachers who effectively shape their students' study habits are most likely to

A negative reinforcer ________ the behavior it follows.