Ms. Smythe keeps Eric after school whenever he swears in class. Even though Eric has been kept after school each day for the past three weeks, his swearing hasn't decreased at allin fact, it has steadily increased. Given what we know about the effects of punishment on behavior, Ms. Smythe should probably conclude that:
A) Her punishment is temporarily suppressing Eric's swearing.
B) The punishment is too severe.
C) Eric's swearing will decrease eventually.
D) Staying after school is reinforcing for Eric.
Ques. 2Which one of the following statements is most accurate regarding psychological theories?
A) Theories have been proven to be true and no more research is needed.
B) Theories are continually modified as new data emerge.
C) Theories will eventually be replaced by physiological (brain-based) explanations of behavior.
D) Any single theory can be used to explain all aspects of human behavior.
Ques. 3When Mr. Thompson yells at his students, they stop being so noisy. Mr. Thompson is receiving ________ for his yelling behavior.
A) intermittent reinforcement
B) negative reinforcement
C) intrinsic reinforcement
D) vicarious reinforcement
Ques. 4Punishment is effective for teaching students self-control and responsibility.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Ques. 5In the middle of a difficult exam, Robert tells his teacher that his stomach hurts, and the teacher immediately sends him to the school nurse. On several later occasions when he has a difficult test or assignment, Robert again tells his teacher that he doesn't feel well. Each time he is sent to the school nurse before he has completed his work. From an operant conditioning perspective, we can say that Robert is:
A) Experiencing removal punishment for complaining about his stomach.
B) Being negatively reinforced for complaining about his stomach.
C) Being intermittently reinforced for complaining about his stomach.
D) Showing a tendency to delay gratification.
Ques. 6In psychology, a theory can best be characterized as:
A) A description of the results of a particular research study.
B) A statement that describes how a particular variable affects learning or development.
C) An integrated set of concepts and principles that explain a phenomenon.
D) An objective measure of how a person behaves in a particular situation.
Ques. 7A police officer visits Ms. Duhaime's first-grade class one morning to talk about safety precautions at home and on the street. The students listen quietly and attentively while the officer speaks. At the end of the visit, the officer and teacher agree that the students' good behavior warrants some kind of reinforcement. Given what we know about effective reinforcers at different grade levels, their best choice would be:
A) An official-looking good behavior certificate given at the school's award ceremony the following week.
B) Plastic toy police badges handed out just before the officer leaves.
C) A letter home to parents describing the children's good behavior.
D) Twenty minutes of free time at the end of the day.
Ques. 8Empathic response skills should be a teacher's primary method of dealing with misbehavior.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Ques. 9Bill's behaviors in Ms. Kennedy's class are really distracting to other students. For example, he whispers to the boy beside him when Ms. Kennedy is giving directions on how to do any assignment. He flings paper clips at a girl across the room. He makes strange grunting noises that a few classmates find amusing. Ms. Kennedy glares at him or admonishes him whenever he behaves in a distracting way, yet his inappropriate behaviors are increasing rather than decreasing. Which one of the following interpretations best explains why Bill's behaviors are increasing?
A) Ms. Kennedy is positively reinforcing him for the distracting behaviors.
B) Ms. Kennedy is negatively reinforcing him for the distracting behaviors.
C) Ms. Kennedy is vicariously reinforcing him for the distracting behaviors.
D) Ms. Kennedy is punishing him for the distracting behaviors.
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