Which of the following terms best reflects the perspective of applied behavior analysis?
a. pedagogical
b. environmental
c. correlational
d. functional
Answer: d. functional
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Larrian has just started her new job as a college professor. She has bought a new professional wardrobe of tailored suits to wear. When she starts her job, she notices that almost all the professors are dressed more casually and are wearing "comfortable" shoes. The first few days she is teaching, she gets compliments on her wardrobe; but after a few weeks, she gets asked "if her feet hurt" or
"doesn't she get hot in the jacket.". Larrian soon finds that she is taking the jacket off and has now started wearing lower heeled shoes. Larrian most likely made this change due to a. cognitive dissonance. b. conformity. c. obedience. d. groupthink.
Distinctive styles of speaking that are used only in specific contexts are called
a. speech patterns. c. telegraphic speech. b. speech registers. d. active speech
In classical conditioning, when the conditioned response is extinguished, but reappears later, the reappearance of the response is called ________
a. higher-order conditioning. b. instinctive drift. c. spontaneous recovery. d. stimulus generalization.
A woman with lupus was given a shot of a strong drug. At the same time, she was exposed to the scent of rose perfume and the taste of cod liver oil. After a few pairings of these three (drug, oil, scent) her body had a physiological response to the rose scent even without the full dose of the strong drug. This is an example of ______.
A. conditioned immunity B. psychoneuroimmunological reactivity C. positive reinforcement D. compensatory responding