Behavioral Learning Theories MCQ

Behavioral Learning Theories MCQ

1. For observational learning to occur, each of the following must happen except ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Being reinforced for imitating the model

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2. Garcia's first experiment on taste aversion was unusual in that the ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Interval between CS and US was several minutes

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3. Secondary reinforcers are also called _______ reinforcers.

Answer

Correct Answer: Conditioned

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4. Probably the best way of increasing the creativity of stories in an english class is to _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Praise particularly original stories

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5. Unconditioned stimulus is the behavior that evokes an automatic response.

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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6. ___________ is the behavior that automatically occurs due to an unconditioned stimulus.

Answer

Correct Answer: Unconditioned response

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7. Social isolation (time-out) is a behavioral strategy used to decrease an inappropriate behavior by removing an individual from a setting that includes reinforcement to a setting in which reinforcement is denied.

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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8. Behavioral strategy used to increase an appropriate behavior by reinforcing small steps toward the behavior is known as:

Answer

Correct Answer: Shaping

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9. ___________ is a behavioral strategy used to decrease an inappropriate behavior by having a student perform the behavior until it is no longer reinforcing.

Answer

Correct Answer: Satiation

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10. Response Cost is the behavioral strategy used to decrease inappropriate behavior by taking away something desired.

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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11. Behavioral strategy used to decrease inappropriate behavior by providing undesired verbal criticisms of behavior is known as:

Answer

Correct Answer: Reprimand

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12. Behavioral strategy used to increase appropriate behavior by providing reinforcement and decrease inappropriate behavior that cannot occur at the same time is called ___________ .

Answer

Correct Answer: Reinforcing incompatible behaviors

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13. A consequence that is given after display of a behavior is known as:

Answer

Correct Answer: Reinforcement

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14. A consequence of a behavior that decreases the occurrence of that behavior is called ______________ .

Answer

Correct Answer: Punishment

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15. Prompts mean verbal reminders that accompany a cue.

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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16. Premack principle is the behavioral strategy used to increase an appropriate behavior by providing another behavior as reinforcement.

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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17. Behavioral strategy used to increase an appropriate behavior by providing reinforcement and to decrease inappropriate behavior by ignoring the behavior is called ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Praise-and-ignore

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18. ___________ is the behavioral strategy used to increase an appropriate behavior by having the person perform the right or appropriate behavior.

Answer

Correct Answer: Positive practice

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19. Behavioral strategy used to make restitution for an inappropriate behavior by having a student perform an appropriate behavior is known as:

Answer

Correct Answer: Overcorrection

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20. All events that do not evoke an automatic response is known as:

Answer

Correct Answer: Neutral stimuli

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21. Learning changes in behavior or knowledge.

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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22. Behaviors that are associated with good consequences are more likely to occur is known as:

Answer

Correct Answer: Law of effect

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23. __________ is a schedule of reinforcement in which consequences are provided periodically for the behavior.

Answer

Correct Answer: Intermittent schedule

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24. Generalization learning can be expanded beyond a specific stimulus to other similar stimuli .

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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25. ___________ Strategy used to decrease an inappropriate behavior by no longer providing reinforcement for that behavior or ceasing to provide the pairing between stimuli and response.

Answer

Correct Answer: Extinction

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26. Treating students differently based on prejudiced feelings or biased beliefs about a particular group is called _________ .

Answer

Correct Answer: Discrimination

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27. Cues means nonverbal events that occur prior to a behavior.

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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28. Schedule of reinforcement in which consequences are provided after every single instance of the behavior is called ________ .

Answer

Correct Answer: Continuous schedule

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29. Learning by simple association is Continuity learning.

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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30. The previously neutral stimulus that now evokes a conditioned response; a learned stimulus is known as:

Answer

Correct Answer: Conditioned stimulus

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31. ___________ is a behavior that occurs due to conditioning, a learned response.

Answer

Correct Answer: Conditioned response

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32. When reinforcement is no longer given for a behavior, ______ is likely to occur.

Answer

Correct Answer: Extinction

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33. The technique that involves reinforcing small steps that move toward a complete behavior is known as ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Shaping

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34. Ratio schedules of reinforcement are based on ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: The number of times a behavior occurs

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35. Amber got locked out of class the first week of the semester for being late, so she makes sure to get to class every day at least five minutes early. The behavior of getting to class on time has been ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Negatively reinforced

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36. Cues and prompts are examples of ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Antecedents

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37. In Pavlov’s classical conditioning experiment, the ringing of the bell demonstrates which idea?

Answer

Correct Answer: How a neutral stimulus becomes a conditioned stimulus

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38. A teacher trying to understand the reason for her students’ high levels of anxiety during the month of high-stakes standardized tests may find the explanation by considering ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Classical conditioning

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39. All of the following are processes in classical conditioning EXCEPT ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Prompting

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40. In behavioral learning theories, which of the following is assumed to be necessary in order to change behavior?

Answer

Correct Answer: Environmental experiences

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41. Contiguity learning involves an association between stimuli or events ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Through repeated pairings and associations

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