Exam 5: Principles and Applications of Appetitive Conditioning

Which schedule gives you the highest rate of responding?

Provide an example of fixed-interval and variable-interval schedules.Which of all ratio and interval schedules gives the best responding and is the most resistant to extinction?

John is in a biochemistry class.Each week,he has a major exam that covers two chapters.To do well,John must utilize which schedule of reinforcement?

When greater resistance to extinction occurs with intermittent rather than continuous reinforcement,this is called the extinction contrast effect.

I love the fly fish.I put the fly in the water and I immediately catch a fish.The next time I put the fly in the water,I wait 5 min before catching a fish.The third time I put my fly in the water,I wait 20 min before catching a fish.Finally,the next time I put my fly in the water,I catch a fish in 2 min.This is an example of a ______ reinforcement schedule.

Food is a primary reinforcement,while money is a secondary reinforcement.

Behavior modification as a term differs from contingency management in that behavior modification refers to ______.

Shaping is an effective way to teach an animal or person a new behavior.

Mark is in a conditioning experiment where there is no limit on the amount of money he can obtain.Which type of conditioning experiment is Mark participating in?

Contingency management programs often employ ______.

Which factor plays an important role in negative contrast effects?

Scallop effects occur in which reinforcement schedule?

Cecil is helping his friend move to a new house.After the moving is done,Cecil's friend gives him a beer.The beer is an example of ______.

A person receives $500 a week for working at their job.Which of the following is true?

When experience with low reward increases the influence of a high reward,this is called a positive contrast effect.

Which of the following does not impact the strength of secondary reinforcement?

Contingency management programs have been used to ______.

When I am in Vegas,the slot machines require that you pull the handle within a specific period of time in order to get reinforcement.This is an example of a ______ schedule of reinforcement.