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Question 1Question 2Question 3Question 4Question 5Question 6Question 7Question 8Question 9Question 10Question 11Question 12Question 13Question 14Question 15Question 16Question 17Question 18Question 19Question 20Question 21Question 22Question 23Question 24Question 25Question 1Question 2Question 3Question 4Question 5Question 6Question 7Question 8Question 9Question 10Question 11Question 12Question 13Question 14Question 15Question 16Question 17Question 18Question 19Question 20Question 21Question 22Question 23Question 24Question 25- Question 12 out of 2 pointsProbably the best way of increasing the creativity of stories in an English class is to ____.AnswerSelected Answer: praise particularly original storiesCorrect Answer: praise particularly original stories- Question 22 out of 2 pointsReinforcement reduces creativity because creativity requires new forms of behavior.AnswerSelected Answer: FalseCorrect Answer: False- Question 32 out of 2 pointsIn the treatment of long-standing self-injurious behavior, punishment is often ____.AnswerSelected Answer: effectiveCorrect Answer: effective- Question 42 out of 2 pointsOnly humans and the great apes show evidence of self-awareness.AnswerSelected Answer: FalseCorrect Answer: False- Question 50 out of 2 pointsVerplanck's opinion experiment used a/an ____ design.AnswerSelected Answer: groupCorrect Answer: ABA- Question 62 out of 2 pointsEach of the following is a self-control technique except ____.AnswerSelected Answer: distortionCorrect Answer: distortion- Question 72 out of 2 pointsHal ____ pioneered the use of operant procedures to improve the quality of life of captive wild animals.AnswerSelected Answer: MarkowitzCorrect Answer: Markowitz- Question 80 out of 2 pointsStuart Vyse's book on superstition is called ____.AnswerSelected Answer: The Science of MysteryCorrect Answer: Believing in Magic- Question 92 out of 2 pointsAlan Christopher studied the effects of reinforcement schedule on ____.AnswerSelectedAnswer:compulsive gamblingCorrect Answer: compulsive gambling- Question 102 out of 2 pointsHerbert Quay found evidence that the topics discussed by ____ may be influenced by reinforcement.AnswerSelected Answer: psychotherapy clientsCorrect Answer: psychotherapy clients- Question 110 out of 2 pointsIn her work with porpoises, Karen Pryor gradually realized that what she had to do to get novel behavior from the animals was to ____.AnswerSelected Answer: provide noncontingent reinforcementCorrect Answer: reinforce novel behavior- Question 120 out of 2 pointsBrad Alford's study of the man who thought he was followed by a witch is an example of ____.AnswerSelected Answer: anecdotal evidenceCorrect Answer: an ABA design experiment- Question 132 out of 2 pointsHopkins and Conard found that when teachers made a few simple changes in how they taught, changes that included a shift from punishment to positive reinforcement, students advanced at ____ thenormal rate in reading.AnswerSelected Answer: more than twiceCorrect Answer: more than twice- Question 142 out of 2 pointsKohler thought that insight was achieved suddenly, but other work suggests that it is achieved gradually.AnswerSelected Answer: TrueCorrect Answer: True- Question 152 out of 2 pointsVerbal behavior is governed by the ____.AnswerSelected Answer: law of effectCorrect Answer: law of effect- Question 162 out of 2 pointsThe first true teaching machines were built by B. F. Skinner.AnswerSelected Answer: TrueCorrect Answer: True- Question 172 out of 2 pointsIn Skinner's teaching machines, the only reinforcer was the opportunity to move on to the next item.AnswerSelected Answer: TrueCorrect Answer: True- Question 180 out of 2 pointsOne idea for preventing learned helplessness is ____ training.AnswerSelected Answer: inoculationCorrect Answer: immunization- Question 192 out of 2 pointsAt Morningside Academy, students achievement test scores in readingand math typically rise two years in one school year.AnswerSelected Answer: TrueCorrect Answer: True- Question 202 out of 2 pointsMany people believe that excessive gambling is due to moral weakness, bad genes, or other flaws in the individual, but there is evidence that gambling may have more to do with the gambler's history of reinforcement.AnswerSelected Answer: TrueCorrect Answer: True- Question 212 out of 2 pointsStudies of learned helplessness use the ____ procedure.AnswerSelected Answer: escape trainingCorrect Answer: escape training- Question 220 out of 2 pointsCreative behavior is a function of its consequences.AnswerSelected FalsAnswer: eCorrect Answer: True- Question 232 out of 2 pointsIn Mary Boyle's work with coma victims, the reinforcer was ____.AnswerSelected Answer: musicCorrect Answer: music- Question 240 out of 2 pointsLying is probably often the result of ____.AnswerSelected Answer: punishmentCorrect Answer: negative reinforcement- Question 252 out of 2 pointsEddie McNamara's study showed that praising students when they are"on task" does not increase the frequency of on task behavior in adolescents.AnswerSelected Answer: FalseCorrect Answer: False- Question 10 out of 2 pointsSelf awareness means ____.AnswerSelected Answer: awareness of the selfCorrect Answer: observation of our behavior- Question 22 out of 2 pointsAlan Christopher demonstrated that he could turn pigeons into problem gamblers by manipulating the consequences of gambling.AnswerSelected Answer: TrueCorrect Answer: True- Question 32 out of 2 pointsIn his experiments on verbal behavior, William Verplanck reinforced expressions of opinion using ____ as reinforcers.AnswerSelected Answer: paraphrases and expressions of agreementCorrect Answer: paraphrases and expressions of agreement- Question 42 out of 2 pointsReinforcement reduces creativity because creativity requires new forms of behavior.AnswerSelected Answer: FalseCorrect Answer: False- Question 52 out of 2 pointsCarr and McDowell found that Jim's scratching was reinforced mainly by ____.AnswerSelected Answer: parental attentionCorrect Answer: parental attention- Question 60 out of 2 pointsWilliam Verplanck's work on the reinforcement of verbal behavior showed that ____.AnswerSelected Answer: the history of reinforcement affects the frequency of verbal behavior, but not its contentCorrect Answer: what people say depends in part on the reactions of other people to what is said- Question 72 out of 2 pointsHerbert Quay found evidence that the topics


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