psyc 140 Exam Questions and Answers
Graded A+
Antecedent - Correct answer-Stimulus that precedes a response
Antecedent stimulus - Correct answer-An observable stimulus that is present
before the behavior occurs.
Asymptote - Correct answer-Stable maximum level of responding
Automatic reinforcer - Correct answer-A consequence that is directly produced by
the response - it is not provided by someone else - and that increases the behavior
above a no-reinforcer baseline.
Avoidance behavior - Correct answer-Negatively reinforced operant behavior that
prevents an aversive stimulus from happening.
Behavior - Correct answer-Anything an integrated organism does
Behavior analysis - Correct answer-A natural science that seeks to (1) accurately
predict behavior and (2) identify functional variables that can be used to positively
influence behavior. This science assumes that (1) behavior is determined by
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, knowable environmental and biological variables and (2) the scientific method is a
valid way to identify those determinants.
Classical conditioning - Correct answer-Neutral stimulus elicits a CR after pairing
with a US
Compound stimulus - Correct answer-Stimulus composed of several
distinguishable elements
Conditioned response (CR) - Correct answer-Learned response elicited by the CS
Conditioned stimulus (CS) - Correct answer-Stimulus that elicits a CR
Confound - Correct answer-Variables that are influencing behavior within an
experiment, but are not controlled by the researcher.
Consequence - Correct answer-Contingent stimulus following a response
Consequence - Correct answer-An observable stimulus change that happens after
behavior occurs.
Contingency - Correct answer-Cause and effect relationship
Correlation - Correct answer-A positive correlation exists when two variables have
a tendency to happen together.
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Graded A+
Antecedent - Correct answer-Stimulus that precedes a response
Antecedent stimulus - Correct answer-An observable stimulus that is present
before the behavior occurs.
Asymptote - Correct answer-Stable maximum level of responding
Automatic reinforcer - Correct answer-A consequence that is directly produced by
the response - it is not provided by someone else - and that increases the behavior
above a no-reinforcer baseline.
Avoidance behavior - Correct answer-Negatively reinforced operant behavior that
prevents an aversive stimulus from happening.
Behavior - Correct answer-Anything an integrated organism does
Behavior analysis - Correct answer-A natural science that seeks to (1) accurately
predict behavior and (2) identify functional variables that can be used to positively
influence behavior. This science assumes that (1) behavior is determined by
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, knowable environmental and biological variables and (2) the scientific method is a
valid way to identify those determinants.
Classical conditioning - Correct answer-Neutral stimulus elicits a CR after pairing
with a US
Compound stimulus - Correct answer-Stimulus composed of several
distinguishable elements
Conditioned response (CR) - Correct answer-Learned response elicited by the CS
Conditioned stimulus (CS) - Correct answer-Stimulus that elicits a CR
Confound - Correct answer-Variables that are influencing behavior within an
experiment, but are not controlled by the researcher.
Consequence - Correct answer-Contingent stimulus following a response
Consequence - Correct answer-An observable stimulus change that happens after
behavior occurs.
Contingency - Correct answer-Cause and effect relationship
Correlation - Correct answer-A positive correlation exists when two variables have
a tendency to happen together.
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