Exam 5: Operant Conditioning:

A _____ is a device that records total number of behavioral responses.

After working for $15 an hour, Sally's pay was cut to $8 an hour. She stopped working so hard, working much less than her coworkers, who had been earning $8 an hour all along. This is an example of:

A pigeon is given a choice between pecking an upper key on a VI 2' schedule and pecking a lower key on a VI 4' schedule. According to the matching law of choice behavior, the pigeon should:

The doctor advises Vince that his blood pressure is high and that he must make changes in his diet, which consist of three pots of coffee a day. After leaving the doctor's office, he walks into a coffee shop and orders two espressos to go. Vince is exhibiting the sign of _____ addiction.

Which region in the brain contains the dopamine-producing neurons that project to the striatum?

For punishment to be MOST effective:

Which statement BEST describes behavioral economics?

The study of how organisms allocate their time and resources among possible options is known as:

Darren is trying to get his young son to eat his peas. At first, Darren praises him whenever he moves his fork near the peas; after the child does this reliably, Darren praises him only if he actually puts a pea on his fork; then Darren's praise is only given when the child puts a pea on his fork and moves the fork toward his mouth. Darren carries on this way until the child eats his peas. Darren is using _____ to get his son to eat his peas.

Discuss the evidence suggesting that dopamine is involved in reinforcement.

A person has been working for 2 years and was told that he would receive a $2.00 raise and only received 25 cents. The _____ is responsible for reducing the motivation in this time of situation.

Which statement demonstrates operant rather than classical conditioning?

Suppose one's roommate has gotten into the bad habit of talking whenever the roommate is trying to study. The roommate decides to ignore this habit. This is an example of:

Give an example of a secondary reinforcer, and explain how it might be related to a primary reinforcer.

People with long-term addictions to cocaine or amphetamine:

Normally, Francis's children must go to bed at 8 p.m. But when grandma visits, the children are allowed to stay up late if they ask. Identify the stimulus, response, and outcome in this scenario.

Lauren is trying to stop her son from banging his spoon on the table during meals by praising him whenever he uses his spoon to eat his food. This is an example of:

Indicate which schedule of partial reinforcement (FR, VR, FI, or VI) is being used in the following example: A manager gets his paycheck every other Friday. Explain the selected choice.

James's grades are dropping, and he has isolated himself in his room and doesn't have any interactions with individuals. His only focus is playing his game. As punishment for his grades dropping, he is grounded from any games. His parents have caught him trying to play at night, and he has even tried to go to his neighbors to do so. What type of addiction is James exhibiting?

If a person wants to use shaping to train a new puppy to respond to a name, he would call the name and then: