PSY 657 TEST 2

You are scrolling through a news app and stop to read an article that says flu season is here and it will be particularly bad this year. After reading the article, you immediately head out to buy a pack of disposable masks and some hand sanitizer. The particularly bad flu season has a A. behavior altering abative effect on having masks and hand sanitizer. B. behavior altering evocative effect on having masks and hand sanitizer. C. value altering abolishing effect on having masks and hand sanitizer. D. value altering establishing effect on having masks and hand sanitizer.

value altering establishing effect on having masks and hand sanitizer.

Only Conditioned motivating operations have A. value-altering effects that are unlearned. B. behavior-altering effects that are a function of a learning history. C. behavior-altering effects that are unlearned. D. value-altering effects that are a function of a learning history.

value-altering effects that are a function of a learning history.

Unconditioned motivating operations have A. value-altering effects that are unlearned. B. behavior-altering effects that are a function of a learning history. C. behavior-altering effects that are unlearned. D. value-altering effects that are a function of a learning history.

value-altering effects that are unlearned.

You are scrolling through a news app and stop to read an article that says flu season is here and it will be particularly bad this year. After reading the article, you immediately head out to buy a pack of disposable masks and some hand sanitizer. In relation to buying masks and hand sanitizer, the news article is A. an SD. B. a UMO. C. a CMO. D. a neutral stimulus.

a CMO

You are scrolling through a news app and stop to read an article that says flu season is here and it will be particularly bad this year. After reading the article, you immediately head out to buy a pack of disposable masks and some hand sanitizer. Heading out to the store after reading the article exemplifies A. a value altering establishing effect. B. an evocative behavior altering effect. C. a value altering abolishing effect. D. an abative behavior altering effect.

an evocative behavior altering effect.

Operant stimulus control has been achieved when a response occurs A. in the presence of a specific stimulus and in the presence of stimuli similar to the specific stimulus. B. in the presence of a conditioned stimulus that has been paired with another antecedent stimulus. C. more frequently in the presence of a specific stimulus but rarely occurs in the absence of that stimulus. D. more frequently in the presence of a specific stimulus and often in the absence of that stimulus.

more frequently in the presence of a specific stimulus but rarely occurs in the absence of that stimulus.

A discriminative stimulus or SD is a stimulus in the presence of which a response will A. be reinforced. B. not be reinforced. C. be placed on extinction. D. elicit respondent behavior.

be reinforced.

Your dog sits at the front door indicating he wants to go outside. You immediately begin looking for the dog's leash, so you can take him for a walk. In relation to looking for the leash, your dog sitting at the front door is a A. UMO. B. CMO-R. C. CMO-T. D. CMO-S.

C. CMO-T.

When the amount of clothes in your dirty clothes hamper reaches a specific height, you wash clothes the next day. Otherwise, if the amount of dirty clothes gets too high, you have to wash more than one load, which requires spending several hours over the weekend at the crowded laundromat. In relation to washing the clothes, the dirty clothes going above a specific height in the hamper is a A. UMO. B. CMO-R. C. CMO-T. D. CMO-S.

CMO-R

You are driving in your car on a sunny clear day when the sun starts to shine in your eyes. You immediately reach for your sunglasses and put them on. In relation to putting on the sunglasses, the sun shining in your eyes is a A. UMO. B. CMO-R. C. CMO-T. D. CMO-S.

UMO

An abative effect refers to A. an increase in the current frequency of behavior that has been associated with a particular consequence. B. a decrease in the future frequency of behavior that has been associated with a particular consequence. C. a decrease in the future frequency of behavior enabled by the presentation of a repertoire altering stimulus. D. a decrease in the current frequency of behavior that has been associated with a particular consequence.

a decrease in the current frequency of behavior that has been associated with a particular consequence.

An evocative effect refers to A. a decrease in the current frequency of behavior that has been associated with a particular consequence. B. an increase in the current frequency of behavior that has been associated with a particular consequence. C. an increase in the future frequency of behavior that has been associated with a particular consequence. D. an increase in the current frequency of behavior enabled by the presentation of a repertoire altering stimulus.

an increase in the current frequency of behavior that has been associated with a particular consequence.

The term motivating operation is roughly synonymous with A. abolishing operation. B. setting event. C. establishing operation. D. discriminative stimulus.

setting event