Question 1

Kelbi has refused to eat dinner this entire week. Based on operant conditioning principles, which of the following is the best advice to give Kelbi’s parents?

Accepted Answer

Give Kelbi a small reward each day that she eats her dinner.

Answer

Do not allow Kelbi to watch television for a week for each day Kelbi does not eat dinner.

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Allow Kelbi to watch her parents eat dinner each night.

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Allow Kelbi to have dessert, even if she does not eat her dinner, in the hopes that she will eat dinner the next day.

Question 2

Glynnis wrote a report on how biological patterns of behavior emerge and replace learned behaviors in animals. What did Glynnis write about?

Accepted Answer

Instinctive drift

Answer

<P>Shaping </P>

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<P>Punishment</P>

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Immediate feedback

Question 3

Which of the following statements provides a logical and objective conclusion about the difficulty of teaching a dog to climb trees based on biological constraints?

Accepted Answer

Because dogs require realistic goals set in measurable terms, it would be difficult to train a dog to climb trees without first operationalizing what it means to climb trees.

Answer

If dogs’ behavior is appropriately shaped, they can easily learn to climb trees.

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Since dogs do not have retractable claws and do not typically climb trees, it may be difficult to teach a dog to climb trees.

Answer

When dogs are provided with immediate punishment for remaining on the ground, they can learn to climb trees with ease.

Question 4

Daneel is the manager for car sales at a local car dealership. Greg started working at the car dealership this month but has not yet sold a car. Which of the following plans should Daneel implement to increase the likelihood that Greg will sell a car?

Accepted Answer

Daneel should tell Greg that he needs to sell a car by the end of the week, and if he meets this goal, the dealership will throw a party for Greg.

Answer

Daneel should tell Greg that he needs to sell 10 cars by the end of the month, and if he fails to meet this goal, Daneel will fire Greg.

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Daneel should tell Greg that he needs to sell at least 5 cars this week, and if he fails to meet this goal, he will have to sell 3 times the number of cars next week.

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Daneel should tell Greg that he needs to stop worrying about selling a car, and that instinctive drift will help Greg sell a car soon.

Question 5

Tiffany claims that computers are “just smarter than humans.” Which of the following modifies Tiffany’s statement to more accurately reflect computers’ advantage over humans regarding learned behavior?

Accepted Answer

Computers are superior to humans in learning to repeat reinforced behaviors.

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Computers are superior to humans in setting realistic goals.

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Computers are superior to humans due to instinctive drift.

Answer

Computers are superior to humans in removing rewards gradually.

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