Multiple Choice Quiz


1	Instrumental aversive conditioning involves
		A)	escape training.
		B)	punishment training.
		C)	avoidance training.
		D)	all of the above


2	Once exposed to an aversive situation, learning a response that removes the aversive situation involves
		A)	avoidance learning.
		B)	escape learning.
		C)	stimulus discrimination.
		D)	response generalization.


3	One way to prevent experiencing an aversive situation or event is through
		A)	avoidance learning.
		B)	escape learning.
		C)	response deprivation.
		D)	stimulus satiation.


4	Escape behavior is reinforced by
		A)	negative reinforcement.
		B)	positive reinforcement.
		C)	contagious reinforcement.
		D)	inferential reinforcement.


5	Often, criminal offenders simply fail to appear in court. This is an example of
		A)	active avoidance.
		B)	neutral avoidance.
		C)	passive avoidance.
		D)	cost assessment.


6	Failure to appear in court often results in the forfeiture of bail. Which form of punishment is this?
		A)	time out
		B)	response trade-off
		C)	cost assessment
		D)	response-cost


7	Students who call their professor on the day of an exam to explain their illness are engaging in
		A)	passive avoidance.
		B)	escape behavior.
		C)	active avoidance.
		D)	punishment.


8	Not answering the telephone to avoid telemarketers involves
		A)	active avoidance.
		B)	escape learning.
		C)	passive avoidance.
		D)	retroactive interference.


9	You answer the telephone at 4 a.m. one morning only to find someone trying to offer you a credit card. You pretend that you cannot speak English and hang up. This is an example of
		A)	escape learning.
		B)	avoidance learning.
		C)	deception learning.
		D)	cognitive dissonance.


10	Dennis the Menace is often sent to the rocking chair in the corner, where he has no contact with anyone. Which form of punishment is this?
		A)	response-cost
		B)	time out
		C)	cost assessment
		D)	response trade-off


11	Spanking a child for misbehaving represents an attempt at which form of punishment?
		A)	negative punishment
		B)	response-cost
		C)	time out
		D)	positive punishment


12	Our judicial system may be ineffective at punishing criminals because the punishment
		A)	is not severe enough for long-term behavioral suppression.
		B)	is delayed (occurs long after the behavior to be punished).
		C)	is administered inconsistently.
		D)	any or all of the above


13	Which of the following is not a negative consequence of punishment?
		A)	pain-induced aggression
		B)	modeling aggression
		C)	suppression of the punished behavior
		D)	the punisher becoming a fear-producing CS


14	Joachim is suspended from school for fighting. Rather than reduce fighting behavior, suspension actually increases Joachim's fighting. This is because
		A)	the suspension was too severe to suppress behavior.
		B)	the suspension was actually a negative reinforcer.
		C)	the suspension was immediate.
		D)	the suspension was administered consistently.


15	Both avoidance behavior and escape behavior are maintained via
		A)	positive reinforcement.
		B)	punishment.
		C)	negative reinforcement.
		D)	cost assessment.

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