BIOLOGY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS BEHAVIOR

BIOLOGY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS BEHAVIOR


QUIZ 1:
 Question 1
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Behavior Analysis is a comprehensive approach to the study of the behavior of organisms and
it has a focus in __________.
Selected 2.
Answer:
Environment-Behavior relationships
Answers: 1.
Conditioning



2.
Environment-Behavior relationships
3.
Causation
4.
Biology
 Question 2
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For Questions 2-4, please use the vignette

provided below to answer the questions.

Three friends are discussing their current jobs and thoughts in behavior analysis. Paul, a
researcher, is interested in studying mating patterns of rats. He does this by controlling
and changing the factors affecting their behavior. Barry finds enjoyment in talking about
the foundation and theories of the science of behavior. Christine works hands on with
autistic children during speech therapy.

In the vignette above, Paul practices which category of Behavior Analysis?
Selected 3.
Answer:
Experimental Analysis of Behavior
Answers: 1.
Applied Behavior Analysis



2.
Behaviorism
3.
Experimental Analysis of Behavior
4.
Behavior of Neuroscience
 Question 3
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In the vignette above, Christine focuses on which category of Behavior Analysis:

, Selected 1.
Answer:
Applied Behavior Analysis
Answers: 1.
Applied Behavior Analysis
2.
Behaviorism
3.
Experimental Analysis of Behavior
4.
Behavior of Neuroscience
 Question 4
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In the vignette above, Barry enjoys which category of Behavior Analysis?



Selected 2.
Answer: Behaviorism
Answers: 1.
Applied Behavior Analysis



2.
Behaviorism
3.
Experimental Analysis of
Behavior



4.
Behavior of Neuroscience



 Question 5
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Originally, scientific research knew of only 109 elements creating the periodic table. After new
discoveries came to light, six more have been added. This is an example of which of the
following assumptions of science as applied to Behavior Analysis?
Selected 2.
Answer:
Law of Parsimony
Answers: 1.
Determinism
2.
Law of Parsimony
3.

, Philosophic Doubt
4.
Scientific Manipulation
 Question 6
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In reference to the five assumptions of behavior, which states that when possible, the simplest
explanation of behavior should be provided?
Selected 2.
Answer:
Law of Parsimony
Answers: 1.
Determinism
2.
Law of Parsimony
3.
Philosophic Doubt
4.
Empiricism
 Question 7
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The terms “learning” and “conditioning” are synonymous.
Selected 1.
Answer:
True
Answers: 1.
True
2.
False
 Question 8
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“That person is anxious.” “How do you know they are anxious?” “Because they have anxiety
disorder.” “How do you know they have an anxiety disorder?” “Because they are anxious!”
This is an example of ___________.
Selected 4.
Answer:
Nominal Fallacy
Answers: 1.
Mentalistic explanation of behavior
2.
Circular Reasoning
3.
Teleology
4.
Nominal Fallacy
 Question 9

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Contemporary behavior analysts agree that people feel and think and these thoughts do explain
behavior.
Selected 2.
Answer:
False
Answers: 1.
True
2.
False
 Question 10
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When applying the dead man’s test to a behavior, the cardinal rule to follow is:



Selected 3.
Answer:
If a dead man can do it, it probably is not behavior
Answers: 1.
It depends on what the behavior is



2.
If a dead man can do it, it may be considered behavior
3.
If a dead man can do it, it probably is not behavior
4.
Dead men can do some of the same behaviors a living subject can, so you must
test more than once
 Question 11
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Skepticism refers to which of the following assumptions of science as applied to behavior
analysis?
Selected 4.
Answer:
Philosophic Doubt
Answers: 1.
Determinism
2.
Empiricism
3.
Parsimony
4.
Philosophic Doubt
 Question 12
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