Exam 21: Classical Conditioning

Alex was paid $100 for eight hours of work.The money was a(n)

Laurie's thumbsucking has become habitual because she feels less anxious when she sucks her thumb.This best illustrates the process of

A Skinner box is a(n)

Taking away the driver's license of a reckless teen driver is intended to serve as a

Jeremiah studies algebra every day because he is motivated to get an A grade at the end of the semester.In this case,the A grade is a

You would be most likely to use operant conditioning to teach a dog to

For Vina,cigarettes reduce feelings of tension and anxiety.Because of her heavy smoking,however,she has a bad morning cough and breathing difficulties.How can the principles of operant conditioning help to explain the development and continuation of Vina's self-defeating smoking habit? Explain the extent to which the reinforcement for Vina's habit is positive or negative,primary or conditioned,immediate or delayed,partial or continuous.

B.F.Skinner recommended that we control behavior with ________ rather than with ________.

Watching the night sky for shooting stars is likely to be reinforced on a ________ schedule.

A stimulus that acquires reinforcing power through its association with a primary reinforcer is called a ________ reinforcer.

If the onset of a light reliably signals the onset of food,a rat in a Skinner box will work to turn on the light.In this case,the light is a ________ reinforcer.

If bears find insects after they move decaying logs,they more frequently move decaying logs.This most clearly indicates that finding insects is a

Lee is helping his son learn to read.Each night his son attempts to read a story and Lee assists.His son will be most successful in learning to read if Lee rewards him based on

Mark can't go to his baseball practice this week because he lied to his parents about something that he did with his friends.Removing baseball practice is an example of

Voluntary behaviors that become more frequent when followed by reinforcers are called

According to B.F.Skinner,human behavior is controlled primarily by

Teachers who effectively shape their students' study habits are most likely to

When the Zantays eat dinner,the family dog begs for food.Sometimes,but not often,the children give in to the dog's begging and pass their pet a tasty morsel.You would be most justified in predicting that

To quickly teach a dog to roll over on command,you would be best advised to use

A choppy stop-start pattern of operant responding is associated with the ________ schedule of reinforcement.