EAB 3002 MIDTERM STUDY GUIDE (5TH EDITION)
Which statement describes the law of effect? (quiz 1) - Answers :organisms can learn
through consequences
Thorndike was the first scientist to study operant behavior. He called the changes that
occurred this type of learning: (quiz 1) - Answers :trial-and-error learning
The use of behavior principles to solve practical problems of social significance is: (quiz
1) - Answers :applied behavior analysis
The science of behavior can also be referred to as: (quiz 1) - Answers :behavior
analysis
Which of the following is a private event? (quiz 1) - Answers :"thinking" about traveling
to the Caribbean
Which of the following is not an operant behavior? (quiz 1) - Answers :blinking your
eyes in response to bright light
What are the two types of conditioning learning? (quiz 1) - Answers :respondent and
operant
What are the three types of selection by consequences? (quiz 1) - Answers :natural,
operant, and cultural
A discriminative stimulus acquires its function because its bene paired with this type of
consequence event (quiz 2) - Answers :reinforcement
Responses within the same response class that tend to be emitted in a particular order
are part of a (quiz 2) - Answers :response hierarchy
When i am feeling cold, i put on a sweater, I adjust the thermostat, or I make a hot tea.
These responses share the same: (quiz 2) - Answers :response function
In terms of behavior-environment relations, establishing operation: (quiz 2) - Answers
:both increase the momentary effectiveness of reinforcement AND increase momentary
responses that produce reinforcement
Apples, bananas and mangos are all fruits that you can eat. They are members of the
same (quiz 2) - Answers :stimulus class
The variable manipulated by the experimenter is the ___ and the measured effect is the
____ (quiz 2) - Answers :independent;dependent
