Task 3 Quiz

Which of the following statements about utilizing punishment in school settings is correct?

• Corporal punishment is illegal and inhumane

• Giving extra homework for wasting time in class sends a clear message about the importance of education.

• It is permissible in the state of California to suspend a student for “willful disobedience”.

• Taking recess from a student who has been caught lying is an effective behavior strategy.

Which of the following are true for both Clip Charts and Response Cost Lotteries?

• Each system can be used with several students simultaneously

• Each system utilizes positive reinforcement to increase prosocial behavior for targeted students.

• Each system attempts to reduce problem behavior through the use of punishment.

• Both A and C

With Albert Bandura’s Social Cognitive Theory all of the following points could be discussed except.

• The concept of Reciprocal Determinism involves the individual, their environment and their behavior.

• Individual traits like self-efficacy and self-regulation are important.

• Was formerly known as social learning theory

• Social Cognitive Theory bears no similarities to Behaviorism, Psychodynamic or Bioecological Theories.

Which of the following would Bandura not consider to be an individual characteristic?

• Memory

• Self-Regulation

• Response Inhibition Effect

• Relevance

Which of the following is true of Behaviorism?

• Early theoreticians believed that animals and humans were fundamentally different in the way they learned from the environment.

• Stimuli only yield a behavioral response if the stimuli is understood through an individual’s schema.

• Behaviorists only believe learning occurs when an individual performs an observable and measurable behavior.

• None of the above

A conditioned stimulus (CS) is repeatedly presented without an unconditioned stimulus (US) the conditioned response (CR) will disappear. This is an example of:

• Generalization

• Discrimination

• Extinction

• Negative Reinforcement

In addition to a model who is gender-appropriate, which set of characteristics best describes the model characteristics that increase the likelihood that the model will be imitated?

• Importance, proficiency, and likability

• Comparability, initiative, and approachability

• Rank, significance, and expertise

• Relevance, status, and competence

Which best describes self-regulation?

• The ability to control one’s emotions, cognitions, and behaviors by providing consequences for oneself.

• An individual’s beliefs about his or her self-worth and value as a person.

• An individual’s belief about his or her capabilities for success.

• The systematic process involved in achieving one’s maximum potential.

Which is the best example of an unconditioned stimulus?

• You work hard all week at a job

• A loud noise unexpectedly occurs next to your ear causing your heart to race.

• You receive a paycheck at work, making you more likely to show up the next day.

• You jump in surprise and are frightened.

The law of effect most accurately states that _____.

• a neutral stimulus, presented at about the same time as an unconditioned stimulus, will cause association with a conditioned response

• providing an activity as reinforcement rather than tangible rewards may be used to increase behaviors

• a learned association will decrease if the conditioned stimulus is repeatedly presented without the unconditioned stimulus

• behaviors associated with good consequences are more likely to occur again, and behaviors associated with bad consequences are less likely to occur again