Exam 10: Operant and Cognitive Approaches

If you reinforce a person every 30 minutes,she is on a fixed-ratio schedule.

The type of learning that focuses on the consequences of behavior is called:

Little three-year-old Noelle likes to imitate whatever her big sisters are doing,but she does so only later when she is by herself in her room.This learning is most probably:

Which of the following would not be an example of a primary reinforcer?

Ben,a mentally retarded child,has been observed eating inedible objects and substances.Ben's parents are concerned and have taken him to a psychologist.The psychologist has diagnosed Ben as having:

In your backyard you have a bird feeder from which a particular squirrel likes to eat.You have tried many ways to prevent it from stealing from it.You notice that the squirrel's random behavior gradually turns into goal-directed behavior.This best illustrates what Thorndike called the:

What deficiencies are important to address in autistic children through intensive behavioral treatment?

A ____ refers to a reinforcer occurring only after an unchanging amount of time has lapsed.

Dr.Barr studies animals in their natural environments and is very curious about their behavior.Most likely Dr.Barr is a(n):

Thorndike developed the Law of Effect by studying:

Karen is "potty training" Andrew.First she gives him a cookie when he spends time near the potty,then he gets a cookie if he sits on the potty,and finally he gets a cookie for making "poo-poo" in the potty.Karen is using a procedure called:

Reinforcement is to increase as punishment is to ____.

Describe the use of operant conditioning to train a killer whale to perform tricks.

Prepared learning refers to how animals often learn certain combinations of CS and UCS more easily than other combinations.

Money is a primary reinforcer.

Monica gave William a nice tie for his help in locating a good used car.The tie is an example of a ____ reinforcer.

Something unpleasant is presented in negative punishment.

Which of the following is not a secondary reinforcer?

According to the Critical Thinking section,how do trainers provide immediate feedback to a killer whale after it has performed successfully?

The most important conclusion from the Bobo doll study is that: