For the students who are successful in Mrs. Gaston's class, this practice best illustrates:

For the students who are successful in Mrs. Gaston's class, this practice best illustrates:
 
  a. continuous reinforcement.
  b. fixed-ratio reinforcement.
  c. fixed-interval reinforcement.
  d. variable-interval reinforcement.

Ques. 2

Of the following, which type of schedule of reinforcement is the most appropriate to use in the classroom because it encourages persistence and high rates of response?
 
  a. Continuous
  b. Fixed-interval
  c. Fixed-ratio
  d. Variable-ratio

Ques. 3

Each time my nephew talks back to his mother, 10 minutes are deducted from his computer game time. Of the following, the procedure being used by my sister is:
 
  a. negative reinforcement.
  b. presentation punishment.
  c. response cost.
  d. satiation.

Ques. 4

Joan Williams begins each of her biology classes by writing an outline on the board that identifies the topics to be covered in the day's lesson. As each is presented and discussed, she refers the students to the outline and what will be discussed next. Of the following, Joan's procedure best illustrates an attempt to utilize which of the following encoding strategies?
 
  a. Elaboration
  b. Activity
  c. Organization
  d. Mnemonics

Ques. 5

A decrease in behavior as a result of the elimination of something desirable is an illustration of:
 
  a. presentation punishment.
  b. removal punishment.
  c. negative reinforcement.
  d. positive reinforcement.

Ques. 6

One of your students has been diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Of the following, which is most likely impaired for this student?
 
  a. The central executive in working memory
  b. The phonological loop in working memory
  c. The visual-spatial sketchpad in working memory
  d. The rehearsal loop in working memory

Ques. 7

Based on the information we have, Mikesa's saying adjective when he sees beautiful best describes:
 
  a. a classically conditioned response.
  b. reinforcement.
  c. discrimination.
  d. generalization.

Ques. 8

Joe says bee to both the letters b and d. He has not learned to:
 
  a. appropriately generalize on similar sounds.
  b. state the classically conditioned response for b.
  c. discriminate between b and d.
  d. respond to the unconditioned stimuli b and d.