Psychology 387 - Learning (Athabasca) - Final Study Guide (1)
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Each time Charles, who has a lisp, says "Mithithippi" or the
like, his wife, Evelyn, yells, "Idiot!" However, there is no
evidence that Evelyn's efforts to reduce the frequency of such
mispronunciations have been effective. We can therefore
conclude that ____.
a. Charles' behaviour is due to a neurological problem
b. Charles' behaviour has not be punished
c. Evelyn's efforts to punish Charles' behaviour have actually
reinforced it
d. Charles is lisping deliberately to annoy Evelyn. - ANSWER-
Charles' behaviour has not be punished
Farmer Gable had a problem with motorcyclists riding across
his meadow land, tearing up sod and frightening his cattle. He
installed barbed wire fencing in the area and no longer had a
problem. Gable's approach is best described as an example of
_______.
a. response prevention
b. extinction
c. differential
reinforcement
,d. punishment - ANSWER-response
prevention
Harriet hears a noise in the kitchen and investigates. She finds
the cookie jar in pieces on the floor and 5-year-old Willy
standing nearby. Harriet knows what happened, but asks Willy
anyway. Willy admits that he broke the jar while trying to get
cookies. Harriet gives Willy a spanking. Willy is most likely to
learn from this experience that _____.
a. it doesn't pay to tell the truth
b. cookies are scary
c. his mother doesn't like him
d. the kitchen is an unsafe place for little boys - ANSWER-it
doesn't pay to tell the truth
If a rat receives a shock each time it presses a lever, but not
otherwise we can say that ____.
a. the rate of lever pressing will decrease, then increase
b. the shock will reduce the frequency of lever pressing
c. shock is contingent on lever pressing
d. lever pressing and shock are contiguous - ANSWER-shock is
contingent on lever pressing
If Charles Catania's thinking about reinforcement is applied to
punishment, we
can say that all of the following are true of
punishment except___.
,a. a behaviour must have a
consequence
b. the consequence of the behaviour must
be negative
c. a behaviour must decrease in
strength
d. the decrease in strength must be the result of the behavior's
consequence -
ANSWER-the consequence of the behaviour must
be negative
In positive punishment, a stimulus that serves as a punisher
is called a(n): a. asbestive
b. abrasive
c. adversive
d. aversive - ANSWER-aversive
Negative punishment is also sometimes called
____ training.
a. escape
b. penalty
c.
withdrawal
d. subtraction - ANSWER-
penalty
Of the following procedures, the one that focuses on reducing
the rate at which a behaviour occurs is:
a. DRZ (differential reinforcement of zebras)
, b. DRI (differential reinforcement of incompatible behaviour)
c. DRL (differential reinforcement of low rate)
d. DRA (differential reinforcement of alternative behaviour) -
ANSWER-DRL (differential reinforcement of low rate)
Of the following procedures, the one that reinforces
behaviour that cannot be performed at the same time as the
unwanted behaviour is: a. DRZ (differential reinforcement of
zebras)
b. DRI (differential reinforcement of incompatible behaviour)
c. DRL (differential reinforcement of low rate)
d. DRA (differential reinforcement of alternative behaviour) -
ANSWER-DRI (differential reinforcement of incompatible
behaviour)
One problem with extinction as a way of reducing the frequency
of potentially harmful behaviour is:
a. the behaviour on extinction sometimes increases at first
b. the results are not durable
c. it is not covered by medical insurance
d. ultimately, it makes the problem worse - ANSWER-the
behaviour on extinction sometimes increases at first
One problem with punishment is the tendency to imitate the use
of punishment.
Two other problems are: - ANSWER-
Escape/Aggression/Apathy/Abuse
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Each time Charles, who has a lisp, says "Mithithippi" or the
like, his wife, Evelyn, yells, "Idiot!" However, there is no
evidence that Evelyn's efforts to reduce the frequency of such
mispronunciations have been effective. We can therefore
conclude that ____.
a. Charles' behaviour is due to a neurological problem
b. Charles' behaviour has not be punished
c. Evelyn's efforts to punish Charles' behaviour have actually
reinforced it
d. Charles is lisping deliberately to annoy Evelyn. - ANSWER-
Charles' behaviour has not be punished
Farmer Gable had a problem with motorcyclists riding across
his meadow land, tearing up sod and frightening his cattle. He
installed barbed wire fencing in the area and no longer had a
problem. Gable's approach is best described as an example of
_______.
a. response prevention
b. extinction
c. differential
reinforcement
,d. punishment - ANSWER-response
prevention
Harriet hears a noise in the kitchen and investigates. She finds
the cookie jar in pieces on the floor and 5-year-old Willy
standing nearby. Harriet knows what happened, but asks Willy
anyway. Willy admits that he broke the jar while trying to get
cookies. Harriet gives Willy a spanking. Willy is most likely to
learn from this experience that _____.
a. it doesn't pay to tell the truth
b. cookies are scary
c. his mother doesn't like him
d. the kitchen is an unsafe place for little boys - ANSWER-it
doesn't pay to tell the truth
If a rat receives a shock each time it presses a lever, but not
otherwise we can say that ____.
a. the rate of lever pressing will decrease, then increase
b. the shock will reduce the frequency of lever pressing
c. shock is contingent on lever pressing
d. lever pressing and shock are contiguous - ANSWER-shock is
contingent on lever pressing
If Charles Catania's thinking about reinforcement is applied to
punishment, we
can say that all of the following are true of
punishment except___.
,a. a behaviour must have a
consequence
b. the consequence of the behaviour must
be negative
c. a behaviour must decrease in
strength
d. the decrease in strength must be the result of the behavior's
consequence -
ANSWER-the consequence of the behaviour must
be negative
In positive punishment, a stimulus that serves as a punisher
is called a(n): a. asbestive
b. abrasive
c. adversive
d. aversive - ANSWER-aversive
Negative punishment is also sometimes called
____ training.
a. escape
b. penalty
c.
withdrawal
d. subtraction - ANSWER-
penalty
Of the following procedures, the one that focuses on reducing
the rate at which a behaviour occurs is:
a. DRZ (differential reinforcement of zebras)
, b. DRI (differential reinforcement of incompatible behaviour)
c. DRL (differential reinforcement of low rate)
d. DRA (differential reinforcement of alternative behaviour) -
ANSWER-DRL (differential reinforcement of low rate)
Of the following procedures, the one that reinforces
behaviour that cannot be performed at the same time as the
unwanted behaviour is: a. DRZ (differential reinforcement of
zebras)
b. DRI (differential reinforcement of incompatible behaviour)
c. DRL (differential reinforcement of low rate)
d. DRA (differential reinforcement of alternative behaviour) -
ANSWER-DRI (differential reinforcement of incompatible
behaviour)
One problem with extinction as a way of reducing the frequency
of potentially harmful behaviour is:
a. the behaviour on extinction sometimes increases at first
b. the results are not durable
c. it is not covered by medical insurance
d. ultimately, it makes the problem worse - ANSWER-the
behaviour on extinction sometimes increases at first
One problem with punishment is the tendency to imitate the use
of punishment.
Two other problems are: - ANSWER-
Escape/Aggression/Apathy/Abuse
