Exam 8: Extinction and Stimulus Control

Amelie ignores her son when he talks with his mouth full, and she speaks to him when he talks to her after he has finished chewing. This is an example of a _____ procedure.

A decrease in the rate of wheel running because it is no longer reinforced is an example of a(n)

Define the peak shift effect. Illustrate your answer with a graph of a generalization gradient.

Spontaneous recovery is the reappearance of a(n)

The concept of St. Neots Margin reflects the influence of _____ on one's sense of meaning in life.

Trish gets into a fight with her close friend Laura and stops talking to her. Though Laura makes an effort to pacify Trish, she gives up quickly. In this scenario, Laura's friendship with Trish is most likely a behavior with (high/low) _________ resistance to extinction.

Describe errorless discrimination training and the two basic aspects of this procedure. What is a major drawback of such training?

Stimulus control procedures for treating insomnia include

Which of the following processes would be the most important in the basic training of soldiers, in order to ensure that they reliably follow orders?

Which of the following represents the largest barrier to employing pigeons in search-and-rescue operations or in quality control procedures for factories?

The use of errorless discrimination training as a training tool for education should be restricted to subject matter that is

Harry recently got engaged and spends every evening with his fiancé. As a result, he finds his college classes during the day less appealing than before. Harry's behavior illustrates a(n) _____.

Which of the following requisites is absolutely necessary in order to train an animal to "sniff out" tumors or other health problems on a patient?

What is functional communication training and why is it an effective procedure for reducing the occurrence of unwanted behavior in a child? In what way is it a type of DRO procedure? Give an example.

A relatively steep generalization gradient indicates

The nonreinforcement of a previously reinforced response refers to the _________.

Define a DRO procedure. Why is a DRO procedure more effective in eliminating a behavior than a straight extinction procedure?

On a multiple FI 20-sec VI 60-sec schedule of reinforcement, the first component is changed to an FI 200-sec schedule. As a result, the rate of response on the VI 60-sec schedule will most likely:

The major difficulty with errorless discrimination training is that

The concept of St. Neots margin suggests that _____ can reduce the sense of meaning in our lives.