Exam 10: Choice Matching and Self Control

On a concurrent VI 30-sec VR 200 schedule, a pigeon will likely spend more time on the _____ alternative, which provides evidence of _____.

According to the _________ law, if 25% of reinforcers are obtained on one of two simultaneously available schedules, then _________ of responses are likely to be emitted on that schedule.

Given the same physical distance between two patches of food, a slow-moving sloth would be more likely to show _____ than a fast-moving bird.

On a concurrent VI 10-sec VI 20-sec schedule, a dolphin emits 10% of responses on the former schedule and 20% of its responses on the latter. This is an example of _________.

On a concurrent VI 30-sec VI 90-sec schedule, a pigeon responded four times as often on the VI 30-sec alternative. This is an example of

Self-control can be enhanced through repeated exposure to rewards that are presented after:

The term impulsiveness refers to situations in which a _____ reward is chosen over a _____ reward.

Suppose you avoid visiting the bakery to stop yourself from buying cake. So, you end up buying fruit instead. Not visiting the bakery is a _____ response and the subsequent buying of fruit is a _____ response.

The matching law predicts that 57% of responses should be emitted on the VI 15-sec alternative and 43% on the VI 20-sec alternative. A pigeon actually emits 70% of responses on the VI 15-sec alternative and 30% on the VI 20-sec alternative. This is an example of:

According to Rachlin, how does self-reinforcement help to promote a desired behavior?

Tactics that Skinner used to facilitate his writing included:

State two features of a concurrent schedule of reinforcement.

When the cost of switching between schedules is quite high, then _________ is likely to occur. When the cost of switching is extremely low, then _________is likely to occur.

Matching would be indicated by an average of _____ responses per minute on a VI 30-sec alternative and _____ responses per minute on a VI 15-sec alternative.

David loves to go to baseball games. He inherits a substantial amount of money and because of this he is able to quit his job and do whatever he wants. Given that he has a tendency to meliorate, David will most likely

According to the matching law, the proportion of _____ approximately equals the proportion of _____.

According to Vollmer and Bourret (2000), the proportion of two- versus three-point shots attempted by _____ basketball players is approximately equal to the proportion of points obtained from such shots.

Melioration can reduce overall reinforcement due to

Young children who used appropriate strategies to manage delay-of-gratification tasks are more likely as teenagers to:

A(n) _________ response is most likely to be made before the _________ reward becomes imminent.