Exam 5: Schedules of Reinforcement

Organisms become _______ in their responding as reinforcement becomes less frequent or predictable.

The finding that the force of response changes as animals get closer to completing the ratio requirement on a work task challenges the idea of:

Behavioral momentum:

Mechner notation describes:

From a behavioral analysis standpoint, a child working hard to achieve good grades is caused by _______.

If food is presented every time a pigeon pecks a key, then the behavior is on a ______ schedule of reinforcement.

Variable-ratio schedules generate:

When analyzing response patterns during extinction, if there are increasing periods of pausing followed by high rates of response, the organism's behavior is in a ______ pattern.

_______ is the increase in topographic variability during extinction after a period of reinforcement.

Maria is paid on Friday, every two weeks. This is an example of a ______ schedule of reinforcement.

The critical measure on progressive-ratio (PR) schedules is typically:

What is the relationship between the experimental analysis of behavior and the organism's memories and thought processes?

Schedules that generate predictable stair-step patterns are:

Which of the following best describes performance of rats in the CON (contingent) food access group in the study of progressive-ratio (PR) schedules on wheel running in a closed economy? (Fonseca et al., 2014).

From a behavior analysis perspective, peoples' stable dispositions and personality traits can be viewed as:

On a fixed-interval schedule, the postreinforcement pause is approximately ____ the length of the interreinforcement interval.

Schedules that combine time and responses are called:

A rat receives a pellet for the first response after 5 minutes regardless of how often they press the lever. This is an example of a(n) _____ schedule.

When considering ratio and interval schedules of reinforcement:

Mechner notation used in behavioral analysis describes ___________.