Exam 7: Schedules and Theories of Reinforcement

On a ____ schedule, reinforcement is contingent upon a certain, predictable number of responses.

The most unpredictable romantic relationship would likely be one that is being maintained on a ____ schedule.

Danielle bites her nails a lot but almost never combs her hair. According to the Premack principle,

What is a schedule of reinforcement?

What type of schedule is most likely to produce the following pattern of behavior in a pigeon: 10 pecks, eat, 10 pecks, eat, 10 pecks, eat?

Susan complains that she is in an "addictive love relationship" in which she has to work very hard to get her partner to pay any attention to her. Chances are that her partner is reinforcing her on a _____ schedule.

When Battu is practicing playing the piano, his mother rewards him by occasionally giving him a hug. This is best described as an example of a _____ schedule.

Grandma's rule (first you work, then you play) best describes the

Horst desperately wanted to be a writer. At first, his publisher accepted 2 out of every 10 stories he sent. Then, she started to accept 2 out of every 25 that he sent. As a result, Horst stopped writing. Horst's behavior can be best understood to be an example of

The stable behavior patterns produced by considerable exposure to reinforcement schedules are known as

Most golfers do not sink the ball in the hole each time they putt. Thus, the behavior of putting is reinforced on a _____ schedule.

A useful schedule of reinforcement to use when first shaping a new behavior is a(n) _____ schedule.

Alfred throws severe temper tantrums in order to receive attention. This suggests that the tantrums might be effectively reduced by giving him attention on a(n) _____ schedule.

Define variable ratio schedule. Describe the typical pattern of responding produced by this schedule.

Dagoni works for longer and longer periods of time and takes fewer and fewer breaks as his project nears completion. This is an example of the __________ effect .

A pigeon first completes a VR 20 schedule on a green key and then a VI 30-sec schedule on a yellow key, following which it receives food. This behavior chain would have been best trained by starting with responding on

At least a minute must pass between each response before the reinforcer will be delivered. This sounds like an example of a _____ schedule.

If you check your phone to see if you have text messages, you sometimes have one.  By checking your phone frequently, you will most certainly find a text message sometimes.  Which of the following schedules of reinforcement fits this example?

Katie is a pop star who has to work hard at keeping fit, staying beautiful, and singing well. Plus she has to engage in some rather wild behavior on occasion in order to remain newsworthy and popular. This is best described as a _____ schedule of reinforcement.

What are three types of response rate schedules?