Exam 6: Principles and Applications of Aversive Conditioning

After canceling your car appointment,the technician asks if you would like to reschedule.You indicate you need to check your schedule but never call them back.This is an example of ______.

The escape response can be eliminated (extinguished)when ______.

Effective punishment is ______.

Which is more effective: punishment or extinction? Defend your answer.

In passive avoidance,you simply do not respond.

Compare and contrast active and passive avoidance.

Children will often imitate a model's aggressive behavior.

John receives a notice from the police department to pay for a ticket he received.However,he decides to just ignore the notice.This is an example of ______.

Which behaviors has punishment been used on successfully in humans ______.

Which statement is not correct? There is higher motivation to escape when ______.

My aunt has agoraphobia and never leaves her home.This is an example of ______.

Punishment is the same as avoidance.

What is punishment? Then describe the differences between positive and negative punishment.

Skinner believed that punishment could permanently suppress an inappropriate response.

Mild punishing stimuli are as effective as a strong punishing stimulus.

Effective punishment is ______.

Negative effects of punishment include ______.

Delivery of an aversive stimulus which causes a reduction in responding is called ______.

Which will provide the slowest avoidance learning?

Suppressive effects of punishment would generalize to similar behaviors,and the inhibition of these responses may be undesirable.