Exam 5: Operant Conditioning:

A mouse is placed in a maze and timed to see how long it takes him to reach the end. Once the first trial is completed, the experimenter places him back in the maze again to see if the speed in which he completes it changes; this is referred to as a:

If a little boy can hear his mother moving around in the kitchen downstairs in the morning, he can be fairly certain that it is time to get up and have his breakfast. The discriminative stimulus in this example is the:

The main difference between reinforcement and punishment is that:

The matching law of choice behavior states that, given two responses that are reinforced on different VI schedules, an organism will:

If a pigeon is being trained to peck at a disc for a food reward, which delay between pecking and receiving the reward will lead to the FASTEST learning?

A professor gives her class donuts every Monday. This is an example of a _____ schedule of reinforcement.

Jonah has listened to his new CD over and over since he bought it. His favorite song is the fourth song on the album. Now, when he hears the third song, he becomes excited in anticipation of hearing his upcoming favorite song. Is this an example of classical or operant conditioning? Explain.

Rats that are given a dopamine antagonist will:

Skinner's method of studying learning is known as a:

In a _____, items called "tokens" work like secondary reinforcers that can be exchanged for items of value.

Parents who decide to use punishment on a misbehaving child should:

Behavioral addictions:

Suppose a child whines continuously until his parents give him a cookie. The cessation of the child's whining would be _____ of the parents' behavior of giving the cookie.

A hotel maid is allowed to take a 15-minute break every time she cleans three rooms. This is an example of a _____ schedule of reinforcement.

A postreinforcement pause is seen when _____ schedules of reinforcement are used.

List and describe the four factors that determine the effectiveness of punishment, as discussed in the textbook.

Electrical stimulation of the _____ is reinforcing to rats.

Suppose a person is trying to save for a new television, but his friends are pressuring him to go out with them tonight to the new club in town. He is MOST likely to stay home and save his money if he:

In the brain, what are the naturally occurring substances that have effects similar to those of opiate drugs such as heroin and morphine?

Describe how the distinction between wanting a drug and liking a drug is implemented in the brain.