Exam 5: Principles and Applications of Appetitive Conditioning

JoAnn is with her toddler in the supermarket.The toddler begins to yell and scream that he wants a candy bar.At first JoAnn says no,but as the child begins to scream more and more,JoAnn gives him the candy bar.As a result,the child stops screaming.This is an example of ______.

After receiving a reinforcer on a fixed-interval schedule,the organism ______

Which brain structure seems to have a major role in negative contrast effects?

The specified relationship between behavior and reinforcement is called ______.

Self-reinforcement procedures have been found to be ______.

You help a friend move into a new house.After you are done,your friend goes inside and closes the door.Three days later,they call you up and thank you for helping them move.From an operant conditioning perspective,the next time your friend moves,what will you do?

Outpatient contingency management programs utilize a/an ______.

Contingency management has been used to ______.

Compare and contrast primary reinforcement with secondary reinforcement.What is the difference between the two groups? Then provide two examples of primary reinforcers and secondary reinforcers.

Marcus is in Vegas and starts to play a slot machine.On his first pull,he wins $1.On his second pull,he wins nothing; on his third pull,he wins nothing,and on his fourth pull,he wins a dollar.Marcus is on which schedule of reinforcement?

Joe is trying to get his dog to fetch a ball.Joe first throws the ball and the dog stands there looking at him.Joe gets the ball and throws it again and says fetch.The dog again stands there looking at him.What could Joe do to get his dog to play fetch ?

Anthony is making fishing flies.After every dozen flies he makes,he gets paid $4.Anthony is on which schedule of reinforcement?

When a dog must wait a specific period of time and then make a response before receiving reinforcement,this is called ______.

Pauses after reinforcement in a fixed ratio schedule are called a postreinforcement pause.

Cues associated with nonreward ______.

Stages of contingency management include assessment,implementation,and evaluation.

Jerry is a teacher in a class of young students who have lots of energy.Jerry tells them that if they are quiet for 5 min,they can go outside for recess.As a result,the students stop fidgeting and are very quiet.Jerry is using which type of reinforcement schedule?

Choose the best answer.For Skinner,environmental events ______.

For Skinner,a reward is a satisfying state of affairs.

The utilization of contingent reinforcement to increase the frequency of appropriate behaviors or decrease inappropriate responses is called ______.