Exam 6: Operant Conditioning Introduction

The three-term contingency consists of a(n) _________, a(n) _________, and a(n) _________, in that order.

Jamaal's mother tells him, "If you clean your room, you won't have to do the dishes." What type of contingency is she attempting to apply?

It is difficult to study on weekends because the reinforcers for studying are often _____, while the reinforcers for having fun are _____.

A restaurant sign can be viewed as a(n) _____ for entering the restaurant and getting a hamburger.

A major advantage of using the sound of a whistle while training dolphins is that the whistle can be sounded _________ following the correct behavior.

The term "positive reinforcement" refers to the _____ of a stimulus following a response, which then leads to a(n) _____ in the future strength of that response.

Reinforcers and punishers are entirely defined by

When Sean does not cry, he does not get an extra helping of dessert. As a result, he always cries at the dinner table. This is best interpreted as an example of

Suzie notices that her daughter, Nina, loves to play piano. Suzie decides to encourage her further by promising to pay her a dollar for every extra hour of piano practice in the evening. Chances are that Nina's intrinsic interest in playing the piano is likely to

Increase is to decrease as _____ is to _____.

Unlike classically conditioned behavior, operant behavior is

The term "negative punishment" refers to the _____ of a stimulus following a response, which then leads to a(n) _____ in the future strength of that response.

Behaviors performed for their own sake are said to be

The gradual development of new operant behavior through reinforcement of successive approximations of that behavior is called _________.

Operant conditioning is also called _____.

An event is a(n) _________ if it follows a behavior and the future probability of that behavior decreases.

Operant behaviors are usually defined as a(n) _________ of emitted responses, all of which are capable of producing certain _________.

In a standard Skinner box, a _____ earns food by _____.

A secondary reinforcer can also be called a(n) ____ reinforcer.

In one of his experiments conducted with animals, Thorndike found that cats learned to escape from a puzzle box