Exam 9: Extinction of Conditioned Behavior

Recent evidence suggests that

Describe the concept of behavioral momentum.What are the advantages and disadvantages of the concept?

Evidence that inhibitory S-R associations develop during extinction is provided by

Describe the basic behavioral and emotional consequences of extinction.

A rat had been reinforced for lever press behaviors.After one day of extinction training,the rat was demonstrating very low levels of responding.When the rat was returned to the test cage the next day,there was a small recovery in the rate of responding.This increase is called

According to frustration theory,

Describe two ways you could reinstate conditioned responding following extinction without retraining the subject.

Sally was terribly afraid of cats before going into therapy.Over several trips to a psychologist's office,the psychologist was able to extinguish her fear of cats.However,when she returned home after the last session,a cat was waiting on her porch,and she panicked.This is likely due to the therapist forgetting about

The theory that assumes that during intermittent reinforcement training,the memory of nonreward becomes a cue for performing the instrumental response is

Bob successfully completed an in-patient treatment program for smoking.In fact,he had not had a craving for over two weeks.However,on his way to the office he passed a group of teenagers smoking on the corner.When he smelled the smoke,he immediately went to buy a pack of cigarettes.Why?

Describe evidence that identifies the development of inhibitory S-R associations in extinction.

The preponderance of evidence suggests that in extinction trials,

In the first phase of an experiment,one group of rats is reinforced for every lever press.Another group of rats is reinforced for every 15th lever press.In the second phase,both groups receive continuous reinforcement.In later extinction trials,subjects that received continuous reinforcement in phase 1 decreased responding more quickly than those that were reinforced every 15th trial.These findings support

Compare three mechanisms of PREE.What evidence supports,or refutes,each mechanism?

In sequential theory,the pattern important to the development of response perseverance is

Describe the various ways in which control of behavior by contextual cues is relevant to the behavioral effects of extinction.

Why can reinstatement be considered a special form of renewal?

Which theory predicts that during a FR15 schedule an animal will be in conflict about whether or not to respond,but that with training the conflict will be resolved in favor of responding?

Which of the following associations is most likely impacted by extinction training?