EDP3004- Chapter 8: Module 8 quiz
Overall, the most effective and efficient schedules for reinforcing behaviors that are already well
established are _____. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ variable
Neutral stimuli _____. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ do not evoke an automatic response
The 'ABCs' of operant conditioning stand for _____. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ antecedent, behavior,
consequence
Punishment works best on a(an) _____ schedule. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ continuous
What can teachers do to compensate for the limited availability of models for female and minority
students in regards to increasing self-efficacy? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Exercise verbal persuasion
and seek out successful models.
Which is the best example of an unconditioned stimulus? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ A loud noise
unexpectedly occurs next to your ear.
The best definition of reinforcement is that it is a consequence of a behavior that _____. - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔✔ increases the occurrence of a behavior
Which terms best highlight a key distinction between behaviors involved in classical conditioning versus
operant conditioning? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Involuntary versus voluntary
In a high school, a bell rings to signal to students that a new class period has begun. This is best
described as a _____. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ cue
Contiguity learning is best defined as learning by _____. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ association of
stimuli with responses
In behavioral theory, which best defines generalization? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Learning expanded
beyond a specific stimulus to another stimulus.
Classical conditioning is relevant to teaching because it can help teachers _____. - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔✔ understand how emotions such as fears and anxieties can be learned
Which best describes the response inhibition effect? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ A behavior is imitated
less frequently if a model has been punished for that behavior.
Which is the best tip for using consequences effectively? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Understand the
function of attention.
The law of effect most accurately states that _____. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ behaviors associated
with good consequences are more likely to occur again, and behaviors associated with bad
consequences are less likely to occur again
A common distinction between cues versus prompts is _____. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ verbal versus
nonverbal
In operant conditioning, antecedents are best described as _____. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ cues or
prompts
Overall, the most effective and efficient schedules for reinforcing behaviors that are already well
established are _____. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ variable
Neutral stimuli _____. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ do not evoke an automatic response
The 'ABCs' of operant conditioning stand for _____. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ antecedent, behavior,
consequence
Punishment works best on a(an) _____ schedule. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ continuous
What can teachers do to compensate for the limited availability of models for female and minority
students in regards to increasing self-efficacy? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Exercise verbal persuasion
and seek out successful models.
Which is the best example of an unconditioned stimulus? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ A loud noise
unexpectedly occurs next to your ear.
The best definition of reinforcement is that it is a consequence of a behavior that _____. - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔✔ increases the occurrence of a behavior
Which terms best highlight a key distinction between behaviors involved in classical conditioning versus
operant conditioning? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Involuntary versus voluntary
In a high school, a bell rings to signal to students that a new class period has begun. This is best
described as a _____. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ cue
Contiguity learning is best defined as learning by _____. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ association of
stimuli with responses
In behavioral theory, which best defines generalization? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Learning expanded
beyond a specific stimulus to another stimulus.
Classical conditioning is relevant to teaching because it can help teachers _____. - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔✔ understand how emotions such as fears and anxieties can be learned
Which best describes the response inhibition effect? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ A behavior is imitated
less frequently if a model has been punished for that behavior.
Which is the best tip for using consequences effectively? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Understand the
function of attention.
The law of effect most accurately states that _____. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ behaviors associated
with good consequences are more likely to occur again, and behaviors associated with bad
consequences are less likely to occur again
A common distinction between cues versus prompts is _____. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ verbal versus
nonverbal
In operant conditioning, antecedents are best described as _____. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ cues or
prompts
