SPCE 609 - FINAL EXAM with Verified Answers
1. Functional analysis involves classifying behavior
according to , and analyzing the en-
vironment in terms of .
2. In terms of the reversal design and behavioral
experiments:
3. When stimuli vary physically but have a com-
mon effect on behavior,...
SPCE 609 - FINAL EXAM with Verified Answers
1. Functional analysis involves classifying behavior Response functions;
according to , and analyzing the en- stimulus functions
vironment in terms of .
2. In terms of the reversal design and behavioral The design is used in
experiments: single-subject experi-
ments
The B-phase is the
experimental manipu-
lation
The A-phase is called
the baseline
***All of these (COR-
RECT)
3. When stimuli vary physically but have a com- Stimulus class
mon effect on behavior, they are part of the same
.
4. The behavior of an organism: Is everything an or-
ganism does, includ-
ing thinking and feel-
ing
5. Analysis of behavior becomes experimental when The manipulation of a
it involves: condition to see how
behavior is affected
6. Negative reinforcers: Increase behavior
when removed
7. Skinner's model of selection by consequences as- Naturally varies in
sumes that behavior: form and frequency
8. The variable manipulated by the experimenter is Independent; depen-
the and the measured effect is dent
the .
9. Thorndike's law of ef-
fect
, SPCE 609 - FINAL EXAM with Verified Answers
The idea that successful behaviors will increase
in likelihood while unsuccessful behaviors will de-
crease in likelihood was first described in:
10. The term refers to behavior that is Respondent; operant
elicited and the term refers to be-
havior that is emitted
11. Any stimulus (or event) that follows a response A reinforcement func-
and increases its frequency is said to have: tion
12. In functional analysis, positive and negative rein- Stimulus classes
forcers are examples of
13. A researcher examined the possibility that ad- The independent vari-
ditional recess time would increase the number able
of math facts learned over a one-month period.
The procedure tested this hypothesis using a
first-grade classroom with extended recess time a
second-grade classroom with regular recess time.
In this study, the amount of recess time would be
considered:
14. A(n) refers to all of the forms of a Response class
behavior that have a similar function.
15. Which of the following is not an example of oper- Flinching slightly when
ant conditioning: the nurse tells you that
they are about to give
you a shot
16. If food is presented every time a pigeon pecks a Continuous
key, then the behavior is on a sched-
ule of reinforcement.
17. The Premack principle states that a higher-fre- Function as reinforce-
quency behavior will: ment for a lower-fre-
quency behavior
18. Interval
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