Exam 6: Reinforcement Schedules: Experimental Analyses and Applications

If a person working at her computer keeps checking her email and occasionally gets a message from a friend,this is similar to a

Evidence from laboratory experiments on why responding is faster on VR than VI schedules has favored

A stop-and-go pattern of responding is most typical of performance on a

In a typical laboratory situation,the post-reinforcement pause on a FR schedule is primarily a function of

An accelerating pattern of responding is most typical of behavior on a

A chained schedule of reinforcement always makes use of

If an animal doubles its response rate on a variable-interval schedule,the rate of reinforcement

If a parent gives a child a special privilege every time the child successfully completes five homework assignments,this is an example of a

To be effective,a token reinforcement system

In a random-ratio 60 schedule,the maximum number of responses that might be required for reinforcement is

To help an autistic child learn to say the word ball,the therapist might use his hand to guide the child's mouth and lips into the proper position.This is an example of

Rapid,steady responding is most typical of performance on a

Behavioral momentum can be measured as a behavior's

Performance on a reinforcement schedule can be greatly affected by

If a person's performance on a fixed-interval schedule is controlled by rule-governed behavior,the person

On a variable-ratio schedule,reinforcement is most likely after

A behavior is likely to have strong momentum if

Extinction is usually slowest after reinforcement on a

Playing the lottery is an example of behavior maintained by a

Suppose a pigeon is trained on a multiple schedule consisting of FR 10 when the response key is red and FR 100 when the response key is blue.If in the middle of one session the pigeon experiences the sequence FR 10,FR 100,FR 10,we would expect to see the longest post-reinforcement pause