Mr. Winston has developed a reward system in his classroom where only those students who have submitted homework for 5 out of 5 days in the week receive a reward from the "treasure box." This is an example of a (n):

1. A. co-dependent group contingenc
2. B. dependent group contingenc
3. C. independent group contingenc
4. D. interdependent group contingenc

Correct Answer: C

Mrs. Carr's 4-year-old son, Jack, often interrupted her and asked her to play with him. Mrs. Carr would tell Jack that she would play later, but she often followed him and played for a few minutes. On a very busy day, Mrs. Carr told Jack that she could not play with him. Jack began to cry and ran out of the room. Mrs. Carr followed him, calmed him down, and played for a few minutes. This pattern was repeated several times so Mrs. Carr decided to be firm with Jack and to ignore future interruptions. The next day Jack came in sobbing and screaming, “Play now!” Mrs. Carr gave in and played with him. The most likely explanation for Jack’s increasingly disruptive behavior is that:

1. A. Mr
2. B. Carr has used respondent conditioning to train Jack to scream for attentio
3. C. Jack is experiencing an extinction burst which will cease shortl
4. D. Mr
5. E. Carr has accidentally shaped a more intense interrupting behavior from Jac
6. F. Mr
7. G. Carr has negatively reinforced Jack’s interrupting because he stops screaming when played wit

Correct Answer: C

Which action would MOST likely increase the effectiveness of a punisher?

1. A. Clearly explain the punishment consequences to the person whose behavior is targeted for reductio
2. B. Discontinue reinforcement contingencies for the behavior targeted for reductio
3. C. Ensure that the punisher fits the behavior targeted for reductio
4. D. Remove attention for the behavior targeted for reductio

Correct Answer: B

Harley tells a variety of offensive and inoffensive jokes to coworkers at lunchtime who laugh at all of the jokes, telling Harley that he's funny. When Harley tells jokes at the evening meal to housemates, they complain to Harley about the offensive jokes. If the behavior analyst wants the evening meal with housemates to become an S for Harley's offensive joke-telling, she should instruct Harleys'?

1. A. housemates to provide attention for Harley's inoffensive joke-tellin
2. B. housemates to provide no attention for Harley's offensive joke-tellin
3. C. coworkers to provide no attention for Harley's offensive joke-tellin
4. D. coworkers to provide attention for Harley's inoffensive joke-tellin

Correct Answer: B

Which situation is the BEST example of contingency-shaped behavior?

1. A. A task analysis is used to teach Lilly how to clean her roo
2. B. Dean is able to change the scale on a computerized graph after reading “how to” instruction
3. C. Billy’s mother tells him not to touch the stove because he could burn himsel
4. D. Billy does not touch the stov
5. E. Jennifer sees a candy bar and she mands for i
6. F. Jennifer’s sister gives her the candy bar and she eats i

Correct Answer: D