Unit 4 Quiz

Question 1

A reflex is a _______ ________ relation consisting of an antecedent stimulus and the respondent behavior it elicits (such as a knee-jerk to a tap just below the patella).

Answer 1

Stimulus-response

Question 2

Andy answers a question in class, and is praised by the teacher. As a result, Andy is more likely to answer questions in class. Andy’s behavior of answering questions in class is referred to as ______ behavior

Answer 2

Operant

Question 3

Consequences can only affect ______ behavior

Answer 3

Future

Question 4

Consequences select response classes, not individual responses.

Answer 4

True

Question 5

In behavior modification, the stimulus that is present when a behavior occurs is referred to as a(n):

Answer 5

Antecedent

Question 6

Ivan Pavlov studied animals and their salivation in the presence of food. Which type of conditioning did Pavlov study?

Answer 6

Respondent conditioning

Question 7

Operant behaviors are elicited due to consequences in the past.

Answer 7

False

Question 8

Operant conditioning involves the manipulation of consequences.

Answer 8

True

Question 9

Operant conditioning is best described as a stimulus-response relationship, where the stimulus elicits the response.

Answer 9

False

Question 10

Operant conditioning, which encompasses _______ and ________, refers to the process and selective effects of consequences on behavior

Answer 10

Reinforcement, punishment

Question 11

Respondent behaviors are elicited by antecedents

Answer 11

True

Question 12

The behavior that is elicited by the presence of an unconditioned or conditioned stimulus is referred to as _______ behavior.

Answer 12

Respondent

Question 13

The relationship between an antecedent, behavior, and consequence is referred to as a(n):

Answer 13

Three-term contigency

Question 14

The three-term contingency is the basic unit of analysis in the analysis of operant behavior and is made of the following elements:

Answer 14

Antecedent, behavior, consequence

Question 15

Tommy pets a strange dog and is immediately bitten. In behavior modification, getting bitten is referred to as the ________ for the behavior of petting the dog.

Answer 15

Consequence

Question 16

Understanding the antecedents of operant behavior provides information on the circumstances in which the behavior was:

Answer 16

All of these (reinforced, not reinforced, punished)

Question 17

When dust blows towards a child’s eye, he blinks. This is an example of a ________ behavior.

Answer 17

Respondent

Question 18

Whenever Tommy hits his little brother, he loses his television privileges. Tommy never loses his television privileges for any other behavior. This is an example of a(n) ________ existing between hitting his little brother and losing his television privileges.

Answer 18

Contingency

Question 19

Which is not true about a conditioned stimulus?

Answer 19

A conditioned stimulus is only relevant during operant conditioning

Question 20

Which of the following is not an example of an unconditioned human reflex susceptible to respondent conditioning?

Answer 20

Raising hand

Question 21

Which of the following is not one of the ABCs of operant behavior?

Answer 21

Cause