B11 Define & Provide Examples of Discrimination, Generalization & Maintenance Part 5

Question 1

The y-axis of a stimulus generalization gradient represents

Answer 1

The rate or amount of the target behavior

Question 2

Training occurs under one set of conditions and later the behavior change also occurs under a different set of conditions. This is called

Answer 2

Stimulus generalization

Question 3

A student says “p” when she sees the letter P and “b” when she sees the letter B. This is an example of

Answer 3

Stimulus discrimination

Question 4

A stimulus generalization gradient refers to

Answer 4

All the above:
A graphical display of a change in responding as a function of varying a property of the Sd.
The spread of the functional effect of an Sd to other similar stimuli
A reduction in responding as a function of responding in the presence of stimuli that are increasingly dissimilar to the Sd.

Question 5

When an established behavior occurs in a new situation, this is most likely to indicate

Answer 5

Stimulus generalization

Question 6

When a new behavior produces the same effect as an established behavior, this is most likely to be

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Response generalization

Question 7

A child has learned to write her name on the chalkboard with chalk in the classroom. Later she writes her name on the chalkboard with her finger. This is an example of

Answer 7

Response generalization

Question 8

A worker has been trained to examine bottles of beer… his performance of that task in the new location is an example of

Answer 8

Stimulus generalization

Question 9

A dog trots over to his owner.. nudging his owner’s hand is an example of

Answer 9

Response generalization

Question 10

A child has learned to write her name on the chalkboard in the classroom. Later on the playground, she writes her name in the sandbox with her finger. This is an example of

Answer 10

All the above

Question 11

An art student is taught… this is an example of

Answer 11

Response generalization

Question 12

A student driver learns to step on the brake in the presence of a red traffic light. This is an example of

Answer 12

Stimulus discrimination

Question 13

A student has learned to make requests of his teacher when she wears a certain expression because she is more likely to honor his requests than if she were not wearing that expression. This is an example of

Answer 13

Stimulus discrimination

Question 14

When the process of reinforcement enables antecedent stimuli to evoke the behavior in the future, this is evidence of

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The sd exerting stimulus control over responding

Question 15

The x-axis of a stimulus generalization gradient represents

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The range of values over which a parameter of an Sd changes

Question 16

A boy learns to say Help… this is an example of

Answer 16

Stimulus generalization

Question 17

A learner improving her performance under conditions different from those in which the original training occurred is called

Answer 17

Stimulus generalization

Question 18

Which of the following is correct?

Answer 18

Reinforcement enables the Sd to exert stimulus control in the future