Question 1

Describe how an FI/LH schedule is procedurally similar to a simple FI schedule.  Describe how it procedurally differs.

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In both FI and FI/LH, reinforcement is programmed to occur after the first response occurring after a fixed period of time.In FI/LH, however, the reinforcer remains available only for a limited period of time, rather than indefinitely, after it has been "set up."

Question 2

Explain what an FI/LH schedule is, and illustrate with an example that is not in this chapter.(Hint: Think of behaviors that occur at certain fixed times, such as arriving for meals, plane departures, and cooking.)

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Reinforcement is contingent upon the first instance of a specific response occurring within a limited period of time following the expiration of a fixed interval of time.For example, waiting for a bus at a bus stop on a regular city route is probably reinforced on an approximation of an FI/LH schedule.The response is going to or being at the bus stop.The fixed interval is the length of time between bus arrivals (such as every 15 minutes).The limited hold is the amount of time the bus waits at the bus stop after it arrives.Any plausible example that is not in the chapter is acceptable.

Question 3

What are concurrent schedules of reinforcement?

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When two or more behaviors are each reinforced on different schedules at the same time, the schedules of reinforcement that are in effect are called concurrent schedules of reinforcement.For example, a student might have the options of watching TV (which would likely be reinforced on a VI/LH)or talking on the phone (which would likely be reinforced on a VD).Any appropriate example is acceptable.

Question 4

Describe how FR schedules may be involved in writing a novel.

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Question 5

Explain why FD might not be a very good schedule for reinforcing study behavior.

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Question 6

What may account for the failures to obtain the schedule effects in basic research with humans that are typically found in basic research with animals?

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Question 7

Define and give an example of response rate.

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Question 8

What is a VI schedule?

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Question 9

What are three characteristic effects of a VR schedule?

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Question 10

Suppose that each time that you put bread in a toaster and press the lever, 30 seconds passes before your toast is ready.Is this an example of an FD schedule?  Why or why not? Would it be an FD schedule if (a)the catch that keeps the lever down doesn't work? or (b)the timer that releases it doesn't work? Explain in each case.

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Question 11

What are two questions to ask when judging whether a behavior is reinforced on an FI schedule? [ What answers to those questions would indicate that the behavior is reinforced on an FI schedule?

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Question 12

Explain why simple interval schedules are not often used in training programs.

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Question 13

Explain what a VI/LH schedule is.Illustrate with two examples from everyday life (at least one of which is not in this chapter).

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Question 14

What are three characteristic effects of an FR schedule?

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Question 15

Give two examples of how VI/LH might be applied in training programs.

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Question 16

Suppose that a professor gives an exam to students every Friday.The students' studying behavior would likely resemble the characteristic pattern of an FI schedule in that studying would gradually increase as Friday approaches, and the students would show a break in studying (similar to a lengthy postreinforcement pause)after each exam.But this is not an example of an FI schedule for studying.Explain why.

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Question 17

Describe how intermittent reinforcement works against those who are ignorant of its effects. Give an example.

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Question 18

Name six schedules of reinforcement commonly used to develop behavior persistence .

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Question 19

Define and give an example of schedule of reinforcement.

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Question 20

What is a discrete-trials procedure?

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Exam 8: Developing Behavioral Persistence With Schedules of Reinforcement

Describe how an FI/LH schedule is procedurally similar to a simple FI schedule. Describe how it procedurally differs.