Exam 10: Averse Control

Criminal Bob just spent 5 months in jail for robbing a store. Criminal Sally spent 1 week in jail for the same crime. The next time they were caught, each was sentenced to 3 months in jail. This second sentence is most likely to suppress the later criminal behavior of

More response suppression will be achieved if the shock that is administered in a punishment situation is

If you wish to quickly and permanently suppress a behavior through the use of punishment, you should

As avoidance training continues, fear of the avoidance CS

Bobby wears red socks to every exam because he says that wearing them gives him the feeling that he will not fail, as the first time he wore red socks he did not fail a difficult exam. The report of his behavior supports

Suppose you want an organism to learn to make avoidance responses in a free-operant avoidance procedure. To aid in training, you should provide

An aversive stimulus is administered following a response in the presence of a tone. When the tone is not present, the same response does not bring about the aversive stimulus. This procedure is called

Timmy is afraid of snakes and runs away whenever he sees one. To cure him of his fear, his older brother places Timmy in a box along with three harmless garter snakes. This treatment is an example of

Which theory assumes that the selection among possible defensive avoidance responses is greatly influenced by different levels of perceived danger?

In a free-operant avoidance procedure, the subject avoids shock by making responses to increase the number of

Describe factors that enhance the effectiveness of punishment in suppressing behavior.

Explain how the two-process theory of avoidance accounts for the behavior that develops in avoidance training.

Which theory suggests that the nature of the avoidance response is shaped by punishment?

A fundamental question in the study of avoidance is:

Which is true of the assumptions of both SSDR theory and the predatory imminence hypothesis?

Punishment is also referred to as

Compare the safety-signal hypothesis to the two-process theory of avoidance.

According to the safety-signal hypothesis, _____ serve as conditioned inhibitors of fear.

Your friend has decided to use punishment as a means of training her new puppy. What are three things she must do to ensure that the aversive stimuli she administers will quickly alter the pup's behavior?

Provide three pieces of evidence supporting the claim that your spinal cord learns.