CH.9

Question 1

Some different areas of operant applications:

Answer 1

1. Home
2. School
3. Clinic -SIB -Delusions
   -Paralysis
4. Work
5. Zoo

Question 2

Neglect

Answer 2

a largely unresponsive environment

Question 3

The greatest influence of operant application in the home concerns

Answer 3

child rearing (the most important function of a family to produce well-behaved, productive citizens

Question 4

Programmed instruction

Answer 4

as first exemplified in Skinner’s teaching machines, (in which material to be taught is broken down into small units and presented sequentially with immediate reinforcement for each correct response before moving on to the next problem)

Question 5

Self-injurious behavior (SIB)

Answer 5

Behaviors exhibited by an individual which cause harm to that individual.

Question 6

Delusions

Answer 6

Traditional = false beliefs. Behavioral = verbal behavior

Question 7

Goldiamond’s paradox

Answer 7

delusional behavior must occur in setting where it is not reinforced.

Question 8

Constraint-induced movement therapy

Answer 8

the unaffected limb is constrained and movement of the affected (paralyzed) limb is reinforced.

Question 9

Two ways operant procedures have been used to improve the quality of life for workers and the profitability of companies

Answer 9

Improving productivity and reducing accidents

Question 10

How operant principles have been used in zoos

Answer 10

to provide veterinary care, and to improve the quality of life of captive animals