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A Negative Reinforcer will decrease the behavior.   False  
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In classical conditioning, the food is the conditioned stimulus.   False  
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Removal of tokens for inappropriate social behavior in a class is an example of response cost.   True  
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A consequence is non-contingent if it decreases a specific behavior   false  
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Successive approximation of speech might initially include reinforcement of any vocalization   true  
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Observer reliability is the measurement of agreement between independent observers   true  
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A schedule of reinforcement refers to the type of primary or secondary reinforcers used in the shaping process   false  
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A multiple baseline controls for subject confounding variables   true  
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Negative transfer refers to a lack of stimulus generalization.   false  
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Replication is an important aspect of behavioral research   true  
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The multiple baseline design is generally an example of a single-subject design   true  
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Placement in a juvenile detention house may be a time-out procedure   true (could go either)  
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Punishment will frequently result in escape and avoidance behavior.   true  
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The effectiveness of behavioral techniques may be accountable without data.   false  
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A rising baseline is an indication of the operant level of a behavior   true  
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A classroom with continuously available record player, TV, and games may cause "stimulus overload"   true  
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Money is a back up reinforcer   true  
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Laws are statements concerning empirical scientific cause-and-effect relationships   true  
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A teacher giving a high amount of approval is responding to a "good class"   false  
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One of the most important contributions of behavior modification is its emphasis on operationally defined dependent variables   true  
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One process through which a conditioned respondent can be eliminated is:   Desensitization  
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A student being reinforced for any behavior except for hitting other students is on a _______ schedule of reinforcement   Differential Reinforcement of Other Behaviors (DRO)  
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Criteria are generally used in behavioral programs to:   Decide what to teach; Structure the program in sequential steps; provide the student with feedback; evaluate the program  
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Programmed instructional texts use:   Positive reinforcement; an errorless discrimination procedure; learning principles; fading principles  
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Behavior is a result of:   its consequences  
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counterconditioning refers to:   Desensitization AND structuring incompatible responses  
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Counting the number of problems completed during a 20-minute math period is an example of:   Event sampling (# of events in a certain time period)  
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Removal of tokens until a behavior increases is an example of:   Response cost AND negative reinforcement  
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If a teacher adjusts his teaching to compensate for a student's learning, the teacher's behavior is an:   operant behavior  
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A child who acts similarly to a parent usually acquired those behaviors through:   Modeling  
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Singing a song, hitting a ball, and participating in class discussion are all examples of ______ behavior   Adaptive  
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The process of causing a student to transfer from a specific situation to another similar situation is called ________.   generalization  
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To decrease piano performance anxiety, _______ may be used to recondition anxiety-stimuli   desensitization  
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The use of rock music listening time as a reinforcer for increasing math scores is often an example used to illustrate the ______ principle.   Premack Principle  
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Rewarding a child with frequent large quantities of food will probably result in __________   satiation  
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Spanking a child after the child misbehaves is an example of ______ if the child's misbehavior decreases.   punishment or positive punishment  
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A parent gives a child weekly allowance contingent on completion of assigned work tasks. The dependent variable is _________   Completion of tasks  
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All teaching involves the establishment of _________ where there previously existed nondiscrimination   Discrimination  
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Reinforcement should be contingent; however, a consequence of a behavior could be contingent but not _______.   inconsistent/reinforcing  
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The principles of behavior are functional. This is true because the behavioral principle operating can only be defined by the ________ of that consequence.   function  
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