Exam 4: Reinforcement

Which of the following influences the effectiveness of reinforcement?

On weekends, Laura comes home on time so that she is not grounded by her parents.Coming home on time in order to avoid being grounded is an example of:

Whenever Tony puts money into a pop machine, he gets a can of pop.Tony never gets pop out of the machine when he does not put money in.This is an example of __________ existing between putting money in the machine and getting pop out.

In _________________ reinforcement, a stimulus is presented following the behavior to strengthen the behavior.

Which of the following is NOT a question to ask when trying to decide whether a situation represents positive or negative reinforcement?

What is an aversive stimulus?

In which of the following processes is the behavior more likely to occur in the future?

Andy answers a question in class, and is praised by the teacher.As a result, Andy is more likely to answer questions in class.Andy's behavior of answering questions in class is referred to as ____________ behavior.

What are three examples of generalized conditioned reinforcers?

A reinforcer works best when it follows the behavior immediately.

A conditioned reinforcer is a reinforcer that is effective without any prior learning or conditioning.

In the Premack principle, the opportunity to engage in a(n) ____________ is used as a reinforcer for a low probability behavior.

In positive reinforcement, what happens immediately following the occurrence of the behavior?

A schedule of reinforcement in which the reinforcer is delivered for the first response occurring after X amount of time is _______________________.

Which schedule of reinforcement produces high, steady rates of responding with very little interruption after delivery of the reinforcer?

The stimulus presented following the behavior in positive reinforcement is called:

Nicole's teacher praises her for every math problem that she completes.This is an example of a(n) _____________ reinforcement schedule.

A schedule of reinforcement in which the reinforcer is delivered for the first response occurring after X amount of time on the average is _______________________.

How does escape behavior differ from avoidance behavior?

The consequence that strengthens an operant behavior is a(n) __________.