SPCE 609 COMPREHENSIVE FINAL
EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED
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In order to treat her son's frequent tantrums while out
shopping, Ruby put his tantrum behavior on extinction by
refusing to buy any treats when he tantrums in the store.
This works and her son does not tantrum any more while
shopping. Then, suddenly, the tantrum behavior reappears
one day while they are out shopping. This reappearance
of the previously extinguished behavior is an example of:
Correct Answer Spontaneous recovery
"Shooting a basketball consists of holding the ball in one
hand while the knees are bent with feet shoulder-width
apart, followed by pushing the feet into the floor, extending
the arm, and flicking the wrist." This description is focusing
on what element of behavior? Correct Answer Topography
William (1959) found that the bedtime tantrum behavior of
a 20-month-old was maintained by __________ and the
parents' behavior of giving in to the tantrum was
maintained by __________. Correct Answer Positive
reinforcement; negative reinforcement
Schedules of reinforcement were first described by:
Correct Answer B. F. Skinner
,Schedules that generate predictable stair-step patterns
are: Correct Answer Fixed ratio
Variable-ratio schedules generate: Correct Answer High
rates of response
If food is presented every time a pigeon pecks a key, then
the behavior is on a __________ schedule of
reinforcement. Correct Answer Continuous
A rat receives a pellet for the first response after 5 minutes
regardless of how often they press the lever. This is an
example of a(n) __________ schedule. Correct Answer
Interval
When considering ratio and interval schedules of
reinforcement: Correct Answer Ratio schedules produce a
higher rate of response
Maria is paid on Friday, every two weeks. This is an
example of a __________ schedule of reinforcement.
Correct Answer Fixed-interval
A schedule that is made up of a series of alternately
presented fixed-ratio (FR) schedules with the values FR5,
FR10, FR20, FR25, and FR40 would be best described
as: Correct Answer A variable-ratio 20 schedule
Behavioral momentum: Correct Answer Refers to behavor
that persist or continues in the presence of a stimulus for
reinforcement despite disruptive factors
, Increasing the number of responses required in a ratio
schedule of reinforcement too quickly often results in a
stereotyped pattern of behavior that includes emotional
responding and a failure to perform the required behavior.
This pattern of behavior is referred to as: Correct Answer
Ratio strain
Principles of behavior like extinction, discrimination, and
spontaneous recovery: Correct Answer Generalize across
species
In the television show The Office, Jim pranks his coworker
Dwight by repeatedly playing a sound on his computer and
then immediately offering Dwight a strong breath mint.
After several days of this, Dwight immediately holds out
his hand when the computer beeps and reports that he
has a bad taste in his mouth. In this (fake) demonstration
of learning: Correct Answer Holding out his hand is an
operant behavior and salivating is a respondent behavior
The fundamental distinction between respondent and
operant conditioning is: Correct Answer Whether the
conditioning involved the correlation of a stimuli or a
contingency between response and consequence
For learned helplessness, pre-exposure to escape
__________ the helplessness brought on by __________
aversive stimulation: Correct Answer Blocks; inescapable
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