The authors provide two warnings in connection with stimulus generalization testing. One is NEVER to save the file at the end of a generalization test. The other warning is to be sure to
a. use the same value of the test stimulus on two consecutive trials.
b. use the Revert command at the end of each generalization test so that the next test has the same starting point.
c. save the file at the end of each generalization test and before beginning the next one.
d. present the test stimuli in ascending, then descending, order so that each one is exposed twice.
b. use the Revert command at the end of each generalization test so that the next test has the same starting point.
Answer feedback: The authors are very clear about the critical importance of using the Revert command after each generalization test so that the subsequent test will begin with the same starting conditions. Doing so avoids the problem of presenting successive stimuli as extinction proceeds.
You might also like to view...
In some military prisons,soldiers use, among other tactics, both sleep deprivation and repeated exposure to annoying music, in an effort to "break" prisoners' resistance and convince them to answer questions. These soldiers are apparently operating under the assumption that ____ makes people more yielding
a. inoculation to persuasive messages b. a reduction of stockpiled resources c. negative attitude change d. systematic desensitization
Regarding the challenges of adulthood, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Middle-age is considered to be ages 35 to 50, while later adulthood is 50 and over. b. Most adult Americans identify their social relationships, especially with children, spouses, and parents, as an important aspect of adult life. c. Many adults derive much of their identity from their work. d. Most of the time, declines in health happen slowly enough that these losses can be offset by increased life experience.
A clinician who is more comfortable making predictions mechanically, based upon correlations between variables, rather than intuitively, based upon clinical impressions, exhibits a __________ approach to clinical judgment
a. quantitative b. qualitative c. subjective d. clinical
Which of these was NOT one of the early medical uses for amphetamine first studied in the 1930s?
A. treating narcolepsy B. treating anxiety C. treating hyperactivity (ADHD) D. weight control