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CH 2
Multiple Choice Prenhall
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Psychology
Graduate
02/17/2015

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Term
The controlling variables of primary importance in applied behavior analysis are located in:
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The environment
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Two functionally distinct types of behavior important to behavior analysis include:
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Respondent and Operant Behavior
Term
Which of the following is considered a property of behavior amenable to measurement?
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Temporal Locus
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A _____ denotes a set or collection of knowledge and skills a person has learned that are relevant to particular settings or tasks.
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Repertoire
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Behavior is affected by stimulus changes that occur prior to and immediately after the behavior. The term _____ refers to environmental conditions or stimulus changes that exist or occur prior to the behavior of interest.
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Antecedent
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A behavior that is elicited by antecedent stimuli and is "brought about" by a stimulus that precedes it is:
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Respondent
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A response is followed by a stimulus change, the effect of which is an increase in the future frequency of behavior. Which type of stimulus-change operation most likely occurred?
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Reinforcement
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A response is followed by a stimulus change, the effect of which is a decrease in the future frequency of behavior. Which type of stimulus-change operation most likely occurred?
Definition
Punishment
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Water is an example of a ______ reinforcer, while money is an example of a _______ reinforcer.
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Unconditioned, conditioned
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Answering the door when you hear the door bell and not when it is silent is an example of behavior being under:
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Stimulus Control
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A behavior that occurs more frequently under some antecedent conditions than it does in others is called a(n):
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Discriminated operant
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Food deprivation may alter the momentary effectiveness of food as a reinforcer. Food deprivation is an example of a(n):
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Motivating Operation
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The three-term contingency is made of these three terms:
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Antecedent, behavior, consequence
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The term "contingent" as used in behavior analysis refers to the dependent relationship of a particular consequence on the occurrence of behavior and is also used in reference to the _________ contiguity of behavior and its consequences.
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Temporal
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_______ behavior is elicited by antecedent stimuli.
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Respondent
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Conditioned _______ are the product of respondent conditioning.
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Reflexes
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Operant behavior is selected by its:
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Consequences
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Operant conditioning encompasses:
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Reinforcement and Punishment
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