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71 Multiple choice questions
Definition 1 of 71
"A well-designed lesson can be highly _______ not because students are getting rewards, but simply
because they are frequently able to demonstrate their _______ ".
reinforcing;
knowledge
confusing;
misunderstanding
rewarding;
information
distracting;
ignorance
Definition 2 of 71
Skinner (1974) stated, "mental life and the world in which it is lived are _______ . Thinking is _____ .The
mistake is in allocating the behavior to the _____ (p. 115).
creations;
thinking;
brain
ideas;
functioning;
intellect
concepts;
acting;
consciousness
inventions;
behaving;
mind
,Definition 3 of 71
Various verbal communities will influence the _____ of the speaker. This is not only how we acquire
different languages and various dialects, but also what is ______. Although the verbal repertoire is
shaped by the audience, once established, verbal behavior can occur ______ without any
environmental support.
interoceptive;
proprioceptive;
exteroceptive
repertoire;
socially appropriate to say;
spontaneously
extinction;
sooner
responses;
listener
Definition 4 of 71
Luckily, _____ are rarely crucial in the practical _____ of human behavior (Hint: You will not find this as
a direct quote.)
external factors;
oversight
observable actions;
regulation
public behaviors;
management
private events;
control
,Definition 5 of 71
Try to incorporate all of the assigned weekly ____ in your discussion posts, as your midterm and
final exam questions come from ALL of the readings, including ______ . Points will be deducted if
you only cite 1-2 sources and do not include your own, original reference.
Psychophysical Parallelism
Readings;
Weekly Lectures
Chain Of Events; Learned
Rate; Tendency
Definition 6 of 71
Thorndike's ________ succinctly explained that organisms tend to learn new things when behaviors
are followed by ______ stimuli and that behaviors tend to ______ when followed by negative stimuli.
Law of Effect;
pleasant;
decrease
Theory of behavior;
negative;
remain constant
Principle of Learning; neutral; increase
Rule of Consequences; aversive; vanish
, Definition 7 of 71
Application of a behavioral analysis to other _____ behaviors such as discrimination, decision-
making, and concept formation not only elucidates process by which these behaviors are
learned, it also allows for further investigation into how such behaviors might be ____ and _____ .
psychophysical parallelism
rules;
contingencies
functional relationship
covert;
taught;
improved
Definition 8 of 71
Resistance to _______ cannot be determined without an accurate account of the reinforcement
history. So, responses that were not reinforced for very long will be extinguished ______ than those
with a longer history of reinforcement.
extinction;
sooner
conditioning;
quicker
reinforcement;
later
habituation;
more slowly
71 Multiple choice questions
Definition 1 of 71
"A well-designed lesson can be highly _______ not because students are getting rewards, but simply
because they are frequently able to demonstrate their _______ ".
reinforcing;
knowledge
confusing;
misunderstanding
rewarding;
information
distracting;
ignorance
Definition 2 of 71
Skinner (1974) stated, "mental life and the world in which it is lived are _______ . Thinking is _____ .The
mistake is in allocating the behavior to the _____ (p. 115).
creations;
thinking;
brain
ideas;
functioning;
intellect
concepts;
acting;
consciousness
inventions;
behaving;
mind
,Definition 3 of 71
Various verbal communities will influence the _____ of the speaker. This is not only how we acquire
different languages and various dialects, but also what is ______. Although the verbal repertoire is
shaped by the audience, once established, verbal behavior can occur ______ without any
environmental support.
interoceptive;
proprioceptive;
exteroceptive
repertoire;
socially appropriate to say;
spontaneously
extinction;
sooner
responses;
listener
Definition 4 of 71
Luckily, _____ are rarely crucial in the practical _____ of human behavior (Hint: You will not find this as
a direct quote.)
external factors;
oversight
observable actions;
regulation
public behaviors;
management
private events;
control
,Definition 5 of 71
Try to incorporate all of the assigned weekly ____ in your discussion posts, as your midterm and
final exam questions come from ALL of the readings, including ______ . Points will be deducted if
you only cite 1-2 sources and do not include your own, original reference.
Psychophysical Parallelism
Readings;
Weekly Lectures
Chain Of Events; Learned
Rate; Tendency
Definition 6 of 71
Thorndike's ________ succinctly explained that organisms tend to learn new things when behaviors
are followed by ______ stimuli and that behaviors tend to ______ when followed by negative stimuli.
Law of Effect;
pleasant;
decrease
Theory of behavior;
negative;
remain constant
Principle of Learning; neutral; increase
Rule of Consequences; aversive; vanish
, Definition 7 of 71
Application of a behavioral analysis to other _____ behaviors such as discrimination, decision-
making, and concept formation not only elucidates process by which these behaviors are
learned, it also allows for further investigation into how such behaviors might be ____ and _____ .
psychophysical parallelism
rules;
contingencies
functional relationship
covert;
taught;
improved
Definition 8 of 71
Resistance to _______ cannot be determined without an accurate account of the reinforcement
history. So, responses that were not reinforced for very long will be extinguished ______ than those
with a longer history of reinforcement.
extinction;
sooner
conditioning;
quicker
reinforcement;
later
habituation;
more slowly
