Exam 6: Schedules of Reinforcement and Choice Behavior

The relative rate of responding on key "A" is determined by the equation _____.

Mr.Tallboys clothing shop has a sale every 4 weeks.The sale runs from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. This restriction on when you can buy items at reduced prices is called

Your friend is taking a class with exams scheduled every three weeks.You expect that he will study

How can self-control be conditioned? Provide an example of self-control training from common human experience.

What does the matching law allow us to predict? How can the law be used to determine relative reinforcer values?

A rat is reinforced only if it presses the bar within 5 seconds of its last bar press.This is an example of

When a VI schedule was yoked to a VR schedule so that pigeons on the VI schedule had the same opportunity to earn reinforcement as birds on the VR schedule,

How are concurrent-chain schedules different from concurrent schedules,and what kinds of research questions require the use of concurrent-chain schedules?

Describe the generalized matching law equation and explain each of its parameters.

Compare and contrast ratio and interval schedules in terms of how the contingencies of reinforcement are set up and the effects they have on the instrumental response.

Which of the following individuals is most likely to be on a variable ratio schedule of reinforcement?

Which of the following individuals is most likely to be on a fixed ratio schedule of reinforcement?

A concurrent schedule of reinforcement is used to investigate

Concurrent-chain schedules of reinforcement are used to measure

Concurrent schedules of reinforcement are used to measure

In studies of self control,researchers have found that pigeons are more likely to choose a small reward over a large reward if

A pigeon pecks at key "A" 10 times a minute.It pecks key "B" 5 times a minute.The relative rate of responding to key "B" is _____.

If a ratio requirement is increased from an FR 100 schedule to an FR 500 schedule,the subject will often pause periodically before completion of the ratio requirement.These pauses are due to

A junior high school student complains to you that he is having a difficult time with his school work.On the one hand,he has to study enough to pass the frequent quizzes.On the other,he doesn't want to study so much as to be considered a nerd.You realize he is having trouble learning to respond to a new

If pecking at key "A" results in reinforcement with a highly desirable reinforcer with a relative rate of reinforcement of 0.5,and pecking at key "B" occurs with a relative response rate of 0.2,you conclude