Exam 6: B: Conditioning and Learning

Punishment works best when it is

By a continuous reinforcement schedule,we mean that

Educational simulations allow students to explore an imaginary situation and are the most complex type of

A politician who irritates you is being interviewed on the evening news.You change channels so you won't have to listen to him.Your channel changing is

Which of the following might serve as a secondary reinforcer?

A rat in a Skinner box is going through several training sessions where the light that illuminates the box is alternately turned on and off.When the light is on,a bar press will produce food.When the light is off,bar pressing goes unrewarded.We soon observe that the rat presses vigorously when the light is on and ignores the bar when the light is off.This illustrates

Programmed learning can be effective in book form or in

Juan is paid $10 for every 15 bags of "nuts and bolts" that he puts together,according to instructions.Juan is on which schedule of reinforcement?

Regarding the experiments using intracranial self-stimulation of the pleasure centers,which of the following statements is FALSE?

When Lamont acts silly while his family is watching television,he receives no attention from the family.Lamont's silly behavior decreases due to his family's use of

A driver consistently drives well beyond the interstate speed limit until a highway patrolman stops her and gives her a speeding ticket.From that time on,this driver never exceeds the speed limit on the interstate.In this example,the highway patrolman has successfully stopped this driver from speeding by using

When Jared is scolded by his mother for misbehaving,he actually increases the misbehavior because he finally has her attention.For Jared,the scolding served as a

Rats are more likely to engage in intracranial self-stimulation if they also self-administer a drug that further increases the sensitivity of the pleasure pathways in the brain.This drug is

Negative reinforcement and punishment

Any consequence that reduces the occurrence of a target behavior is,by definition,a

On Fridays,you know that you can dress casually for work,but on Wednesdays when the corporate executive usually drops by,you know you should dress in your best suit.This illustrates

Which of the following terms applies to the observation that responses reinforced in the presence of certain stimuli will occur under similar stimulus conditions?

A puppy has begun to cry and bark in order to be let into the house.To extinguish this response,you would

During the training of the "sniffer" dogs who locate drugs,the dogs are reinforced only for approaching containers baited with drugs.This training illustrates the use of

Tristan and his brother Ian are fighting over the video game.So,Mom takes the video game system away from them for an hour.Mom has used