Module 3.8b Quiz

Kelbi has refused to eat dinner this entire week. Based on operant conditioning principles, which of the following is the best advice to give Kelbi’s parents?

• Do not allow Kelbi to watch television for a week for each day Kelbi does not eat dinner.

• Allow Kelbi to watch her parents eat dinner each night.

• Give Kelbi a small reward each day that she eats her dinner.

• Allow Kelbi to have dessert, even if she does not eat her dinner, in the hopes that she will eat dinner the next day.

Glynnis wrote a report on how biological patterns of behavior emerge and replace learned behaviors in animals. What did Glynnis write about?

• Shaping

• Instinctive drift

• Punishment

• Immediate feedback

Which of the following statements provides a logical and objective conclusion about the difficulty of teaching a dog to climb trees based on biological constraints?

• Because dogs require realistic goals set in measurable terms, it would be difficult to train a dog to climb trees without first operationalizing what it means to climb trees.

• If dogs’ behavior is appropriately shaped, they can easily learn to climb trees.

• Since dogs do not have retractable claws and do not typically climb trees, it may be difficult to teach a dog to climb trees

• When dogs are provided with immediate punishment for remaining on the ground, they can learn to climb trees with ease.

Daneel is the manager for car sales at a local car dealership. Greg started working at the car dealership this month but has not yet sold a car. Which of the following plans should Daneel implement to increase the likelihood that Greg will sell a car?

• Daneel should tell Greg that he needs to sell 10 cars by the end of the month, and if he fails to meet this goal, Daneel will fire Greg.

• Daneel should tell Greg that he needs to sell at least 5 cars this week, and if he fails to meet this goal, he will have to sell 3 times the number of cars next week.

• Daneel should tell Greg that he needs to sell a car by the end of the week, and if he meets this goal, the dealership will throw a party for Greg.

• Daneel should tell Greg that he needs to stop worrying about selling a car, and that instinctive drift will help Greg sell a car soon.

Tiffany claims that computers are “just smarter than humans.” Which of the following modifies Tiffany’s statement to more accurately reflect computers’ advantage over humans regarding learned behavior?

• Computers are superior to humans in setting realistic goals.

• Computers are superior to humans due to instinctive drift.

• Computers are superior to humans in removing rewards gradually.

• Computers are superior to humans in learning to repeat reinforced behaviors