Question 1

Which of the following schedules is likely to lead to the shortest inter-response times?

Accepted Answer

A) FI 5 min 
B) FR 5 
C) VI 5 min 
D) VI 10 min 
A) FI 5 min 
B) FR 5 
C) VI 5 min 
D) VI 10 min

Question 2

The relative rate of responding on key "A" is 0.5. From this, you know

Accepted Answer

A) the animal has a higher rate of responding to A than to B. 
B) the animal has a higher rate of responding to B than to A. 
C) the animal is responding to A and B at the same rate. 
D) nothing without knowledge of the relative rates of reinforcement. 
A) the animal has a higher rate of responding to A than to B. 
B) the animal has a higher rate of responding to B than to A. 
C) the animal is responding to A and B at the same rate. 
D) nothing without knowledge of the relative rates of reinforcement.

Question 3

Your friend is taking a class with exams scheduled every three weeks. You expect that he will study

Accepted Answer

A) at a high steady rate throughout the semester. 
B) at a rapid and steady rate once he gets started, followed by periods of no studying. 
C) very little following an exam but with increasing rates at the end of the three weeks. 
D) at a low steady rate throughout the semester. 
A) at a high steady rate throughout the semester. 
B) at a rapid and steady rate once he gets started, followed by periods of no studying. 
C) very little following an exam but with increasing rates at the end of the three weeks. 
D) at a low steady rate throughout the semester.

Question 4

Under which of the following situations do you predict you will have the most difficulty starting the second project?

Accepted Answer

A) When the first project was a 100 page paper and the second a 50 page paper. 
B) When the first project was a 50 page paper and the second project a 100 page paper. 
C) When the first project was a 10 page paper and the second project a 10 page paper. 
D) When the first project was a 5 page paper and the second project a 5 page paper 
A) When the first project was a 100 page paper and the second a 50 page paper. 
B) When the first project was a 50 page paper and the second project a 100 page paper. 
C) When the first project was a 10 page paper and the second project a 10 page paper. 
D) When the first project was a 5 page paper and the second project a 5 page paper

Question 5

Which of the following individuals is most likely to be on a variable interval schedule of reinforcement?

Accepted Answer

A) a student in a class with many unexpected quizzes 
B) a gambler 
C) a mail delivery person 
D) a student waiting for her grades to come in the mail 
A) a student in a class with many unexpected quizzes 
B) a gambler 
C) a mail delivery person 
D) a student waiting for her grades to come in the mail

Question 6

Describe the roles of the amygdala, striatum, and orbitofrontal cortex in choice behavior. How do they function together to lead to choices?

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

A pigeon pecks at key "A" 10 times a minute. It pecks key "B" 5 times a minute. The relative rate of responding to key "B" is _____.

Accepted Answer

A) 3 
B) 2 
C) 0.5 
D) 0.33 
A) 3 
B) 2 
C) 0.5 
D) 0.33

Question 8

Compare molar and molecular theories of maximization. What evidence supports each class of theory? What is the evidence that does not support each class of theory?

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The answer of Compare molar and molecular theories of maximization....

Which of the following schedules is likely to lead to the shortest inter-response times?

The relative rate of responding on key "A" is 0.5. From this, you know

Your friend is taking a class with exams scheduled every three weeks. You expect that he will study

Under which of the following situations do you predict you will have the most difficulty starting the second project?

Which of the following individuals is most likely to be on a variable interval schedule of reinforcement?

Describe the roles of the amygdala, striatum, and orbitofrontal cortex in choice behavior. How do they function together to lead to choices?

A pigeon pecks at key "A" 10 times a minute. It pecks key "B" 5 times a minute. The relative rate of responding to key "B" is _____.

Compare molar and molecular theories of maximization. What evidence supports each class of theory? What is the evidence that does not support each class of theory?

Introduction

Elicited Behavior Habituation and Sensitization

Classical Conditioning

Classical Conditioning

Instrumental Conditioning

Instrumental Conditioning

Stimulus Control of Behavior

Extinction of Conditioned Behavior

Averse Control

Comparative Cognition I

Comparative Cognition II

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Exam 6: Schedules of Reinforcement and Choice Behavior

Which of the following schedules is likely to lead to the shortest inter-response times?

The relative rate of responding on key "A" is 0.5. From this, you know

Your friend is taking a class with exams scheduled every three weeks. You expect that he will study

Under which of the following situations do you predict you will have the most difficulty starting the second project?

Which of the following individuals is most likely to be on a variable interval schedule of reinforcement?

Describe the roles of the amygdala, striatum, and orbitofrontal cortex in choice behavior. How do they function together to lead to choices?

A pigeon pecks at key "A" 10 times a minute. It pecks key "B" 5 times a minute. The relative rate of responding to key "B" is _____.

Compare molar and molecular theories of maximization. What evidence supports each class of theory? What is the evidence that does not support each class of theory?

Introduction

Elicited Behavior Habituation and Sensitization

Classical Conditioning

Classical Conditioning

Instrumental Conditioning

Instrumental Conditioning

Stimulus Control of Behavior

Extinction of Conditioned Behavior

Averse Control

Comparative Cognition I

Comparative Cognition II

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