Affects persons capacity for self-control

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1. Which of the following is NOT a factor that affects a person's capacity for self-control?

a) Breaking up a big task into smaller pieces makes it more likely that they will be demonstrate self-control.

b) With age, we get better at self-control.

c) People who have other sources of reinforcement available are usually better able to demonstrate self-control.

d) Biologically, some people find it easier to demonstrate self-control.

e) It is harder for people to practice self-control if they have already had to do so on repeated occasions in the past.

f) Distraction makes it easier to control impulses (for example, to resist the impulse to smoke or to grab the marshmallow).

2. Vic took an aspirin and his pain went away, so he took an aspirin the next time he had a headache. This is an example of ___.

a) positive reinforcment

b) negative reinforcement

c) extinction

3. Bianca tends to have a hard time accepting "no," and she will often nag and argue with her mother. But she always stops IMMEDIATELY when her mother looks her in the eye and uses her spooky calm voice to say, "The. answer. to. your. question. is. No." When Bianca's mom uses her spooky calm voice, Bianca knows that arguing isn't going to get her the reinforcement she's used to getting, so she stops. ---This is an example of one of the conditions that makes people/animals less resistant to extinction. What is it?

a) the degree of deprivation

b) the magnitude (size) of the reinforcer

c) the previous schedule of reinforcement

d) previous experience with extinction

e) a distinctive signal for extinction

4. Eitan always puts a lot of effort into his work, and he enjoys challenges like running marathons. According to ___ theory, he has probably been reinforced for working hard and for doing things that were difficult at first.

a) learned industriousness

b) learned behavior

c) learned helplessness

5. If the frequency of a behavior decreases because it results in the removal of something, then the process is_____.

a) postive punishment

b) extinction

c) negative reinforcement

d) negative punishment

6. When Val started whining, her dad immediately stopped playing games with her and left the room. As a result, she stopped whining. This is an example of ___.

a) negative reinforcement

b) negative punishment

c) extinction

7. Which of the following is not an effective way of using time-out?

a) Making time out a boring place (not their room).

b) Talking to your child about their behavior while they're in time-out.

c) Limiting it to a short time.

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