Exam 8: Extinction and Stimulus Control

Colin Wilson's concept of St. Neots margin suggests that _____ may provide our lives with a sense of meaning.

On a discrimination training task with pigeons, key pecks are reinforced in the presence of the _____ and not in the presence of the _____.

Jean's father occasionally allows her to skip classes. When he stops this practice, Jean starts acting unwell just like she used to when she was younger and wanted to skip classes. In this scenario, Jean's behavior illustrates _____.

Which of the following procedures is most likely to produce an inflexible behavior pattern that will be difficult to alter at a later point in time?

The reappearance of an extinguished response following a rest period after extinction is called _____.

The process of gradually altering the intensity of a stimulus is known as _____.

Kathy used to pay attention to her son, Fred, whenever he threw a tantrum. She then realized that her attention was reinforcing Fred's tantrums and decided to start ignoring them. Kathy's action illustrates _____.

When Jane stopped paying attention to her daughter's tantrums, they stopped by the end of the day. However, according to the concept of _____, there is a possibility that her daughter might throw tantrums again the next morning.

A(n) (give the abbreviation) _________ procedure involves a combination of reinforcement and extinction.

Robert always stands up when he sees a police officer. Robert's behavior illustrates _____.

Frustration is often a side effect of _____.

According to Guthrie, all learning is a function of one basic principle that if a behavior occurs in the presence of certain stimuli, then

In a DRO procedure, the extinction of maladaptive behavior works best in conjunction with the

According to Guthrie's theory of learning, the basic rule for breaking a bad habit in a certain setting is to:

_____ occurs when the probability of a behavior is reliably affected by the presence of a(n) _____.

I ignore my dog when it barks, and I feed it when it stays calm. This is an example of a _____ procedure.

In the context of operant conditioning, define stimulus generalization and stimulus discrimination.

Curtis finds that his usually bubbly girlfriend is quite uncommunicative one morning. In the context of the side effects of extinction, which of the following behavior patterns is Curtis most likely to display?

Behavioral contrast occurs when a change in the rate of _____ on one component of a multiple schedule is followed by a change in the rate of _____ on the other component.

Which of the following procedures employs the gradual alteration of the intensity of a stimulus?