Midterm study prep

The three-term contingency consists of

• Antecedent, response, reinforcement

• Antecedent, behavior, consequence

• Slow trigger, fast trigger, behavior

• Fast trigger, behavior, punishment

A group of stimuli that evoke the same response is a(n)

• arbitrary stimulus class

• feature stimulus class

• response class

• antecedent

Stimulus control is (select all that apply)

• essential to learning

• occurs when a stimulus is introduced

• occurs when the presence of a stimulus alters or elicits a response

• when the experimenter eliminates confounding variables

A presumed but unobserved entity is a(n)

• dependent variable

• independent variable

• hypothetical construct

• behavioral principle

Radical behaviorism

• views behavioral events that cannot be publicly observed as outside the realm of science

• assumes behavior is mediated by an unobserved inner dimension

• seeks to understand all behavior, including private events

• relies on the use of explanatory fiction

The phone rings. You answer it and say hello. It's your friend! The phone ringing is a:

• Discriminative stimulus

• Response

• Reinforcer

• Punisher

The phone rings. You answer it and say hello. It's your friend! Answering the phone is an example of:

• Discriminative stimulus

• Behavior

• Reinforcer

• Punisher

Johnny hates math. Johnny gets a worksheet. He tears it into pieces. He is reprimanded. The antecedent is:

• Johnny hates math.

• Johnny gets a worksheet.

• He tears it into pieces.

• He is reprimanded.

Johnny hates math. Johnny gets a worksheet. He tears it into pieces. Johnny is reprimanded. The consequence is:

• Johnny hates math.

• Johnny gets a worksheet.

• He tears it into pieces.

• Johnny is reprimanded.

The following behaviors are part of the same response class (select all that apply):

• Reading a book

• Tapping someone on the shoulder

• Calling someone's name to get their attention

• Eating an ice cream cone