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PSY 7709 Week 4 Quiz

1. A behavior is more likely to occur in the presence of stimuli that are more similar to the discriminative stimulus than in the presence of stimuli that are less similar to the discriminative This is called a:
2. A good behavior definition should be _________, __________, and __________.
3. A guiding principle for promoting generalized behavior change includes:
4. A learner’s untrained but functionally equivalent responses result in poor This would be an example of:
5. A principle of behavior describes a(n) __________ between behavior and one or more of its controlling
6. A science of behavior contributes to a useful technology of behavior change, to the extent that it discovers functional relations with __________ across individuals.
7. A(n) __________ definition designates responses in terms of their effect on the
8. All of the following are measurable dimensional qualities except:
9. Each of the following is an example of an operant behavior except:
10. If the effects of reinforcement, extinction, and punishment occur in some situations but not in others, the effects are said to be:
11. In behavior analysis, a three-term contingency involves:
12. In behavior analysis, when a certain behavior occurs in the presence of stimuli that are similar to the discriminative stimulus during stimulus discrimination training, __________ has occurred.
13. Jamal hates his new alarm clock. This morning, the annoying buzzer sounded at 6:00 m. Jamal hit the snooze button to catch a few more minutes of sleep. The snooze button allows for 15 minutes to pass before the alarm sounds again. Jamal opened his eyes and saw that the clock read 6:14, knowing the buzzer would sound again at 6:15. Because he hates the sound of the alarm, he reached over, shut off the alarm before it could sound, and got out of bed. Turning off the alarm before it can sound is an example of:
14. Maria, a typically developing two-year-old girl, has a father who is in the U.S. Marines. The last time her father was home, he was in Now, every time she sees a man in uniform, she says, “Daddy!” This is an example of:
15. Stimulus generalization has occurred when:
16. Stimulus generalization is more likely to occur:
17. This is the extent to which a learner emits untrained responses that are functionally equivalent to the trained target
18. When Malik swears around his friends they laugh, but when he swears around his parents they ground As a result, Malik is less likely to swear when his parents are around. Malik’s behavior of not swearing around his parents is a result of:
19. When a target behavior comes under the restricted control of an irrelevant antecedent stimulus, it is an example of:
20. When you tell jokes and your friends laugh, you are more likely to tell jokes to your Your friends are __________ for telling jokes.
21. Which of the following is developed through discrimination training?
22. Which of the following shows the correct sequence in a three-term contingency?
23. __________ is the interaction between an organism and its environment.