CESP433 - Test 1 Review (Ch's 1 & 5)

Question 1

Jo: annoying sounds to get attention, Mr. W ignores it. If Mr. W's attention was reinforcer?

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Behavior will decrease immediately but increase over time.

Question 2

What experiment has high control over all factors involved but conducted in artificial area?

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laboratory

Question 3

"We'll be dismissed as soon as everyone's quiet, in their seat, and attentive," is a

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group contingency

Question 4

A secondary reinforcer takes on value

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by being associated with primary reinforcers.

Question 5

Main advantage of experiments in a laboratory setting?

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high degree of control over all factors

Question 6

Randomly divide kids into 2 groups. Each day for 2 weeks, each watches a diff. show. This is

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experimental

Question 7

Teacher praises Jack in front of class for raising hand; next day Jack won't participate. It's

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presentation punishment

Question 8

John stays to do HW because teacher allows it; John is doing HW less. Extinction to correct is

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not giving John personal sessions when fails to complete HW.

Question 9

What experiment when a teacher collects data on a special ed student's spitting behavior?

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single-case

Question 10

Which strategy for using punishment do most behavioral learning theorists favor?

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Punishment only when reinforcement strategies have failed.

Question 11

Research where relationships between variables, as they naturally occur, are analyzed.

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correlational research

Question 12

Research that includes surveys, interviews, or observations & takes place in a social setting.

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descriptive research

Question 13

Sally's dad gives her $1 when she walks the dog 1 time or 2 times or 3. This reinforcement is

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fixed interval

Question 14

Bill calls Mickey a bad name & can't go to the movie. If he doesn't call others names, he's had

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removal punishment

Question 15

Researcher wants to study brain damage and ability to plan a career. Which design?

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a correlational study

Question 16

Relationship or connection between two things based on co-occurrence or pattern of change.

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Correlational

Question 17

The more problems the teacher assigns, the less homework they complete. This represents a

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negative correlation

Question 18

Relationship based on cause and effect - between something that happens & thing that causes it.

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Causal

Question 19

What's a practical and appropriate use of punishment in the classroom?

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taking away privileges for students' inappropriate behavior

Question 20

Bob's dad says if he mows good he won't have to weed the garden. If he mows good, he gets

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negative reinforcement

Question 21

Which is NOT a characteristic of a correlational study?

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Treatment groups and control groups are used.

Question 22

Betty can't go to party because she keeps taking things from kids. If "bad" decreases then it's

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removal punishment

Question 23

CC - before conditioning, reflexive behavior is by ___ stimulus and it's called ___ response.

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unconditioned; unconditioned

Question 24

Rule - no running in halls. Each day: hall monitor - Mr. Smith from 8 - 8:20. This represents

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fixed interval

Question 25

Which best illustrates learning?

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Withdrawing your hand from a hot stove.

Question 26

Research where special treatments are created and their effects are analyzed.

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experimental research

Question 27

An experiment is most useful when answering which of the following questions?

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Can young children remember grouped items on a list better?

Question 28

Sam argues in the game & coach makes him sit out. Sam doesn't argue again. Behavior principle?

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punishment

Question 29

Jackie hands in a sloppy assignment and gets a low grade. If she's not sloppy anymore, she's had

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presentation punishment

Question 30

Which produces behavior that's consistent over time and most resistant to extinction?

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variable-ratio reinforcement

Question 31

Neither liking or disliking a song but then hearing it during a break up causes Amy to be sad.

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classical conditioning

Question 32

Which is NOT an example of operant conditioning?

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Jim blinks in response to the flash of a camera.

Question 33

Which statement about educational research is TRUE?

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Experimental allows us to draw cause-and-effect conclusions.

Question 34

Which shows a negative correlation?

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Students absent least before math test got highest scores.

Question 35

Beth recites answers, teacher ridicules. Next day, Beth trembles when it's time to review.

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operant conditioning

Question 36

What experiment tries to control all factors and remain relevant to real life?

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randomized-field

Question 37

What's the role of educational psychology in teacher education?

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research-based principles to guide teaching

Question 38

Student loves to raise hand in one class & does so in another, not so fun class. Learning?

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generalization

Question 39

Positive reinforcement ___ a behavior and negative reinforcement ___ a behavior.

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increases; increases

Question 40

In the previous question, the song has now become a

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conditioned stimulus

Question 41

Students scored high on a reading test & a self-esteem inventory, how are these correlated?

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positively correlated

Question 42

Research that one uses to study something of interest in his/her own classroom or school.

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action research

CESP433 - Test 1 Review (Ch's 1 & 5)

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CESP433 - Test 1 Review (Ch's 1 & 5)

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