PSY 309 Exam 3 UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Joanne's favorite hat was taken away from her by her parents because she was being disobedient. As a
result, she was never again disobedient to her parents. This scenario is an example of - CORRECT
ANSWER - Response cost
Eating rotten food is an ______________ event; getting a traffic fine for speeding is an _____________
event. - CORRECT ANSWER - intrinsically punishing; extrinsically punishing
According to the one-process theory of avoidance, the act of avoidance is negatively reinforced by: -
CORRECT ANSWER - The lower rate of aversive stimulation with which it is associated.
Punishment is generally more effective when it is: - CORRECT ANSWER - intense enough from
the outset to suppress the target behavior.
Rita is an elementary school student who is often cruelly teased by a classmate. The teachers ignore her
pleas for help as do her other classmates. Seligman would predict that, as time passes, Rita is likely to her
efforts to stop the teasing. In other words, she will exhibit ____________ - CORRECT ANSWER -
decrease; learned helplessness
in general, obsessions and compulsions have _____ effects on anxiety. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Opposite
Jorge was given an extra homework assignment after making faces at a teacher one day. He never again
made faces at the teacher. This scenario is an example of - CORRECT ANSWER - positive
punishment
According to the Premack approach to punishment, a(n) _____________ behavior can be used to punish
an ____________ behavior - CORRECT ANSWER - Low probability; high probability
, Prior to Stampfl's experiment, which critical factor in phobic behavior patterns was absent in most
experimental avoidance procedures? - CORRECT ANSWER - opportunity to make an early
avoidance response
In a shuttle avoidance procedure, an animal first learns to____________ the aversive stimulus and then
learns to ____________ it. - CORRECT ANSWER - Escape; avoid
Most golfers do not sink the ball in the hole each time they putt. Thus, the behavior of putting is
reinforced on what kind of schedule? - CORRECT ANSWER - variable ratio
A _____________ schedule generally produces a high rate of response, often accompanied by post-
reinforcement pauses. - CORRECT ANSWER - fixed ratio
A major problem with drive reduction theory is that some reinforcers do not seem to be associated with -
CORRECT ANSWER - drive reduction
Over a period of a few weeks, Samuel changed from complying with each of his father's requests to
complying with every other request, then every third request. The father's behavior of making requests
has been subjected to a procedure known as - CORRECT ANSWER - stretching the ratio
Which of the following schedules would produce the longest pause after each reinforcement? -
CORRECT ANSWER - FR 40
In a hot dog eating contest, eating is being reinforced on a _____________ schedule - CORRECT
ANSWER - DRH
On a noncontingent schedule of reinforcement, the reinforcer is delivery - CORRECT ANSWER -
independently of any response
According to the _________________, a more frequent behavior can serve as a reinforcer for a less
frequent behavior. - CORRECT ANSWER - Premack Principle
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Joanne's favorite hat was taken away from her by her parents because she was being disobedient. As a
result, she was never again disobedient to her parents. This scenario is an example of - CORRECT
ANSWER - Response cost
Eating rotten food is an ______________ event; getting a traffic fine for speeding is an _____________
event. - CORRECT ANSWER - intrinsically punishing; extrinsically punishing
According to the one-process theory of avoidance, the act of avoidance is negatively reinforced by: -
CORRECT ANSWER - The lower rate of aversive stimulation with which it is associated.
Punishment is generally more effective when it is: - CORRECT ANSWER - intense enough from
the outset to suppress the target behavior.
Rita is an elementary school student who is often cruelly teased by a classmate. The teachers ignore her
pleas for help as do her other classmates. Seligman would predict that, as time passes, Rita is likely to her
efforts to stop the teasing. In other words, she will exhibit ____________ - CORRECT ANSWER -
decrease; learned helplessness
in general, obsessions and compulsions have _____ effects on anxiety. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Opposite
Jorge was given an extra homework assignment after making faces at a teacher one day. He never again
made faces at the teacher. This scenario is an example of - CORRECT ANSWER - positive
punishment
According to the Premack approach to punishment, a(n) _____________ behavior can be used to punish
an ____________ behavior - CORRECT ANSWER - Low probability; high probability
, Prior to Stampfl's experiment, which critical factor in phobic behavior patterns was absent in most
experimental avoidance procedures? - CORRECT ANSWER - opportunity to make an early
avoidance response
In a shuttle avoidance procedure, an animal first learns to____________ the aversive stimulus and then
learns to ____________ it. - CORRECT ANSWER - Escape; avoid
Most golfers do not sink the ball in the hole each time they putt. Thus, the behavior of putting is
reinforced on what kind of schedule? - CORRECT ANSWER - variable ratio
A _____________ schedule generally produces a high rate of response, often accompanied by post-
reinforcement pauses. - CORRECT ANSWER - fixed ratio
A major problem with drive reduction theory is that some reinforcers do not seem to be associated with -
CORRECT ANSWER - drive reduction
Over a period of a few weeks, Samuel changed from complying with each of his father's requests to
complying with every other request, then every third request. The father's behavior of making requests
has been subjected to a procedure known as - CORRECT ANSWER - stretching the ratio
Which of the following schedules would produce the longest pause after each reinforcement? -
CORRECT ANSWER - FR 40
In a hot dog eating contest, eating is being reinforced on a _____________ schedule - CORRECT
ANSWER - DRH
On a noncontingent schedule of reinforcement, the reinforcer is delivery - CORRECT ANSWER -
independently of any response
According to the _________________, a more frequent behavior can serve as a reinforcer for a less
frequent behavior. - CORRECT ANSWER - Premack Principle
