Exam 7: Schedules and Theories of Reinforcement

On a fixed interval schedule, reinforcement is contingent upon the first response _____ a fixed period of time.

An FR 8 schedule of reinforcement is said to be _____ than an FR 60 schedule.

On a(n) _________ schedule, a response cannot be reinforced until an average of 30 seconds have elapsed since the last reinforcer.

DRH stands for

If Battu practices playing the piano for one hour without a break, his mother allows him to watch television. This is an example of an _____ schedule.

A CRF schedule can also be labeled as a(n) _____ schedule.

In a(n) _____ schedule, the reinforcer is delivered following a fixed, predictable period of time, regardless of the organism's behavior.

Outline the Premack principle. Give an example of the Premack principle as applied to dealing with a classroom situation in which students are chatting to each other rather than focusing on their work.

Ratio strain is a disruption in responding due to

If an animal is unable to reach its behavioral bliss point, it will:

What motivates a pigeon in an operant conditioning experiment to continue to respond throughout the early links in a chained schedule?

In what type of schedule does one reinforce the occurrence of an even, steady rate of response?

Maladaptive behavior can sometimes be effectively reduced through exposure to a(n) _____ schedule of reinforcement.

Hockey players have a lot of superstitious behaviors. This suggests that some aspects of playing the game are being reinforced on a(n) _____ schedule.

On FR schedules, post-reinforcement pauses

A _____ is the response requirement that must be met in order to obtain reinforcement.

The distinguishing factor in an adjusting schedule is the

The bus arrives sharp after every 30 minutes. This is most similar to a(n) _____ schedule of reinforcement.

A _____ schedule generally produces a high rate of response with little or no post-reinforcement pause.

Whenever possible, Boris likes to work four hours in the morning and then play golf four hours in the afternoon. This distribution of behavior represents his _____ point for these two behaviors.