Exam 8: Theories and Research on Operant Conditioning

When all behaviors can occur freely,a child spends 30 minutes playing with blocks,15 minutes playing with crayons,and 5 minutes playing with a truck.Premack's principle predicts that

Evidence that animals learn to expect a certain type of reinforcer in an operant conditioning situation comes from studies that

In the Miller and DiCara experiments on the operant conditioning of heart rate,the rats were given curare

Tolman and Honzik concluded from their experiment on latent learning that reinforcement

One-factor theorists have suggested that reinforcement

Using neurofeedback for children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder involves giving the children

The fact that vitamin B₁ is not a reinforcer is evidence

Drive-reduction theory cannot explain why

Studies in which an animal subject is driven in a cart through a maze have demonstrated that

According to response-deprivation theory,a less probable behavior

Need-reduction theory cannot explain why

In conducting a functional analysis to determine why a child with a developmental disability frequently performs some bizarre behavior,a therapist might do all of the following except

An advantage of applying Premack's principle in behavior modification is that

A problem with research on the use of EMG biofeedback to reduce tension headaches is that

In their experiments on the operant conditioning of heart rate,Miller and DiCara

Giving an animal a chance to drink sweetened water might reinforce a lower-probability behavior but not reinforce a higher-probability behavior.Such a finding would be evidence against

According to optimization theory,the best strategy for a predator searching for prey is to

The key feature of all types of biofeedback is the use of

When all behaviors can occur freely,a child spends 30 minutes playing with blocks,15 minutes playing with crayons,and 5 minutes playing with a truck.Suppose the child is required to play with the blocks and the crayons for equal amounts of time.Premack's principle predicts that

One research finding that poses a problem for Premack's principle is that