12 Questions
What is an aversive stimulus?
An event that an organism will avoid
In the context of learning and behavioral response, what is a stimulus?
Any event that can potentially influence behavior
What is the limitation of naturalistic observation mentioned in the text?
Difficulty in determining functional or cause & effect relationships
What is the term for an event that an organism will avoid?
Aversive stimulus
What is the definition of an overt response?
A response that can be observed and measured by another individual
What is the calculation for interobserver reliability?
Total agreed trials divided by total trials
Which type of motivating operation increases how effective an event is at reinforcing or punishing behavior?
Establishing Operations
What is the purpose of motivating operations?
To change the effectiveness of a stimulus as a reinforcer or punisher
What is extinction in classical conditioning?
When the conditioned response disappears
What is generalization in classical conditioning?
Response to stimulus that is similar to the one involved in original conditioning
What is discrimination in classical conditioning?
Learning to give different conditioned response to different stimuli
What is higher order conditioning in classical conditioning?
Procedure where a neutral stimulus becomes a conditioned stimulus through association with an already established conditioned stimulus
Test your knowledge of overt and covert responses in psychology with this quiz. Learn about the preference of psychologists to observe and measure overt behavior, as well as the calculation of interobserver reliability.
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