PSYCH 282 EXAMS BUNDLE | Questions with 100% Correct Answers)

what is Differential Reinforcement? - ANSWER one particular behaviour is reinforced whereas all others are not What are successive approximations? - ANSWER when each consecutive behaviour resembles the target behaviour more closely in a series of shaping events what happens when a behaviour is e...

Behaviour - ANSWER a simple action; what people do or say What are some characteristics of behaviour? (5) - ANSWER - It involves a persons actions; described with action words. - It has dimensions (frequency, duration, latency, and intensity). - It can be observed, described, or recorded by othe...

operant extinction - ANSWER The reinforcer supporting the behavior is no longer given. Response weakens or decreases gradually. negative punishment - ANSWER A reinforcer is removed or withdrawn (appetitive stimulus is removed which decreases or eliminates the target behavior). Can be used throug...

What are cognitive behavioural therapies? - ANSWER Combine cognitive and behavioural techniques to help clients to: - Understand problems - See patterns of irrational thought - Evaluate behaviours based on more rational thinking - Teach new skills to promote self-regulation

behaviour - ANSWER a simple action that can be overt or covert 5 characteristics of behaviour - involves a person's actions (behaviour is described in action terms); not a static characteristic (eg. angry is not a behaviour) - measurable dimensions (frequency, duration, intensity, latency) - o...

What is the complex behavior comprised of several component behaviors that occur together in a certain order? - ANSWER Behavioural chain What is another name for a behavior chain because each behavior produces a stimulus that acts as an SD for the next behavior? - ANSWER Stimulus response chain ...