Quiz: Strengthening Behaviors through Reinforcement PSYC 320
Question 1
1 out of 1 points
Which research design is referred to as a reversal design?
Selected Answer: A-B-A-B
Question 2
1 out of 1 points
All the reinforcement schedules that are in effect for a person’s behavior at one time are
referred to as ______________ schedules of reinforcement.
Selected Answer: concurrent
Question 3
1 out of 1 points
Andrew wants to play baseball with his friends. Before Andrew can play, his parents tell him
that he has to clean his room, which he hates to do. Requiring Andrew to clean his room
before he can play baseball with his friends is an example of:
Selected Answer: the Premack Principle
Question 4
1 out of 1 points
Nicole’s teacher praises her for every math problem that she completes. This is an example of
a(n) _____________ reinforcement schedule.
Selected Answer: continuous
Question 5
1 out of 1 points
Which schedule of reinforcement produces high, steady rates of responding with very little
interruption after delivery of the reinforcer?
Selected Answer: variable ratio
Question 6
Quiz: Strengthening Behaviors through Reinforcement PSYC 320
1 out of 1 points
Which research design does NOT control for the effect of confounding variables?
Selected Answer: A-B
Question 7
1 out of 1 points
A telemarketer has to make a certain number of calls before a sale is made. However, the
telemarketer does not know the exact number of calls that will be required in order to make a
sale. This is an example of a _________ schedule of reinforcement:
Selected Answer: variable ratio
Question 8
1 out of 1 points
To determine whether a new drug decreases self-injurious behavior, the researcher measures
self-injurious behavior while giving a subject the drug on even numbered days and giving a
placebo on odd numbered days for two weeks. This is an example of a(n)
____________________ design.
Selected Answer: alternating treatments
Question 9
1 out of 1 points
Whenever Tony puts money into a pop machine, he gets a can of pop. Tony never gets pop out
of the machine when he does not put money in. This is an example of __________ existing
between putting money in the machine and getting pop out.
Selected Answer: a contingency
Question 10
1 out of 1 points
Money is an example of a(n):
Selected Answer: conditioned reinforcer
Question 11
1 out of 1 points
Quiz: Strengthening Behaviors through Reinforcement PSYC 320
Which of the following is NOT a question to ask when trying to decide whether a situation
represents positive or negative reinforcement?
Selected Answer: did the stimulus appear to be pleasant?
Question 12
1 out of 1 points
In behavior modification, the main way to document behavior change is through the use of
a(n):
Selected Answer: graph
Question 13
1 out of 1 points
On a graph ___________ is indicated on the Y axis and ________________ is indicated on the
X axis.
Selected Answer: behavior, time
Question 14
1 out of 1 points
The two variables represented on a graph are:
Selected Answer: time and behavior
Question 15
1 out of 1 points
The research design in which there are increasing (or decreasing) goal levels for the target
behavior is referred to as a(n) ____________ design.
Selected Answer: changing-criterion
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