Question 1

The response unit hypothesis suggests that there really is no such thing as the partial reinforcement effect.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The schedule that is not an intermittent schedule is _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  FR 1 
B)  FR 5 
C)  VR 1 
D)  VI 1" 
A)  FR 1 
B)  FR 5 
C)  VR 1 
D)  VI 1"

Question 3

The thinner of two schedules, VR 5 and VR 10, is VR 10.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The study of reinforcement schedules suggests that the behavior we call stick-to-itiveness is largely the product of _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  genetics 
B)  prenatal influences 
C)  choice 
D)  reinforcement history 
A)  genetics 
B)  prenatal influences 
C)  choice 
D)  reinforcement history

Question 5

In CRF, the ratio of reinforcers to responses is 1 to 1; in FR 1, the ratio is _______.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In CRF, the ratio of reinforcers to...

Question 6

Of the following, the schedule that most closely resembles noncontingent reinforcement is _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  FD 
B)  FT 
C)  FI 
D)  DRL 
A)  FD 
B)  FT 
C)  FI 
D)  DRL

Question 7

In a multiple schedule, the organism is forced to choose between two or more reinforcement schedules.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

When reinforcement is contingent on continuous performance of an activity, a __________. reinforcement schedule is in force.

Accepted Answer

A)  duration 
B)  interval 
C)  time 
D)  ratio 
A)  duration 
B)  interval 
C)  time 
D)  ratio

Question 9

How might you use what you know about reinforcement schedules to study the effects of air temperature on behaviorinferred, but see 225; figure 7-12)
Answers should indicate an understanding of the value of schedule-induced steady rates to study the effects of independent variables, such as air temperature.

Accepted Answer

One way to use what we know about reinfo

Question 10

The rate at which a response occurs, once the subject begins performing it, is called the _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  clock rate 
B)  walk rate 
C)  run rate 
D)  performance rate 
A)  clock rate 
B)  walk rate 
C)  run rate 
D)  performance rate

Question 11

Explain why fatigue is not a good explanation for postreinforcement pauses.

Accepted Answer

Fatigue is not a good explanation for po

Question 12

The schedule to use if you want to produce the most rapid learning of new behavior is _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  CRF 
B)  FR 2 
C)  FI 3" 
D)  VI 3" 
A)  CRF 
B)  FR 2 
C)  FI 3" 
D)  VI 3"

Question 13

A reduction in response rate following reinforcement is called a _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  post-reinforcement pause 
B)  scallop 
C)  latency 
D)  rest stop 
A)  post-reinforcement pause 
B)  scallop 
C)  latency 
D)  rest stop

Question 14

Extinction often increases the variability of behavior. 
Completion

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

CRF is synonymous with _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  EXT 
B)  FR 1 
C)  CRT 
D)  FI 1 
A)  EXT 
B)  FR 1 
C)  CRT 
D)  FI 1

Question 16

A pigeon is confronted with two disks, one green, the other red. The bird receives food on a VI 20" schedule when it pecks the green disk, and on a VI 10" schedule when it pecks the red one. You
Predict that the bird will peck _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  one disk about as often as at the other 
B)  the green disk almost exclusively 
C)  the green disk about twice as often as the red disk 
D)  the red disk about twice as often as the green disk 
A)  one disk about as often as at the other 
B)  the green disk almost exclusively 
C)  the green disk about twice as often as the red disk 
D)  the red disk about twice as often as the green disk

Question 17

The more effort a behavior requires, the fewer times the behavior will be performed during extinction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Shirley trains a rat to press a lever and then reinforces lever presses on an FR 10 schedule when a red light is on, and an FI 10" schedule when a green light is on. In this case, lever pressing is on a _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  multiple schedule 
B)  chain schedule 
C)  concurrent schedule 
D)  redundant schedule 
A)  multiple schedule 
B)  chain schedule 
C)  concurrent schedule 
D)  redundant schedule

Question 19

One difference between FT and FI schedules is that in FT schedules, reinforcement is not contingent on a behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

According to the ________ hypothesis, the PRE occurs because it is difficult to distinguish between intermittent reinforcment and extinction.

Accepted Answer

The answer of According to the ________ hypothesis, the PRE...

The response unit hypothesis suggests that there really is no such thing as the partial reinforcement effect.

The schedule that is not an intermittent schedule is _________.

The thinner of two schedules, VR 5 and VR 10, is VR 10.

The study of reinforcement schedules suggests that the behavior we call stick-to-itiveness is largely the product of _________.

In CRF, the ratio of reinforcers to responses is 1 to 1; in FR 1, the ratio is _______.

Of the following, the schedule that most closely resembles noncontingent reinforcement is _________.

In a multiple schedule, the organism is forced to choose between two or more reinforcement schedules.

When reinforcement is contingent on continuous performance of an activity, a __________. reinforcement schedule is in force.

The rate at which a response occurs, once the subject begins performing it, is called the _________.

Explain why fatigue is not a good explanation for postreinforcement pauses.

The schedule to use if you want to produce the most rapid learning of new behavior is _______.

A reduction in response rate following reinforcement is called a _________.

Extinction often increases the variability of behavior. Completion

CRF is synonymous with _________.

A pigeon is confronted with two disks, one green, the other red. The bird receives food on a VI 20" schedule when it pecks the green disk, and on a VI 10" schedule when it pecks the red one. You Predict that the bird will peck _________.

The more effort a behavior requires, the fewer times the behavior will be performed during extinction.

Shirley trains a rat to press a lever and then reinforces lever presses on an FR 10 schedule when a red light is on, and an FI 10" schedule when a green light is on. In this case, lever pressing is on a _________.

One difference between FT and FI schedules is that in FT schedules, reinforcement is not contingent on a behavior.

According to the ________ hypothesis, the PRE occurs because it is difficult to distinguish between intermittent reinforcment and extinction.

Introduction: Learning to Change

The Study of Learning and Behavior

Pavlovian Procedures

Pavlovian Applications

Reinforcement

Reinforcement: Beyond Habit

Operant Procedures: Punishment

Operant Applications

Observational Learning

Generalization, Discrimination, and Stimulus Control

Forgetting

The Limits of Learning

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Exam 7: Schedules of Reinforcement

The response unit hypothesis suggests that there really is no such thing as the partial reinforcement effect.

The schedule that is not an intermittent schedule is _________.

The thinner of two schedules, VR 5 and VR 10, is VR 10.

The study of reinforcement schedules suggests that the behavior we call stick-to-itiveness is largely the product of _________.

In CRF, the ratio of reinforcers to responses is 1 to 1; in FR 1, the ratio is _______.

Of the following, the schedule that most closely resembles noncontingent reinforcement is _________.

In a multiple schedule, the organism is forced to choose between two or more reinforcement schedules.

When reinforcement is contingent on continuous performance of an activity, a __________. reinforcement schedule is in force.

The rate at which a response occurs, once the subject begins performing it, is called the _________.

Explain why fatigue is not a good explanation for postreinforcement pauses.

The schedule to use if you want to produce the most rapid learning of new behavior is _______.

A reduction in response rate following reinforcement is called a _________.

Extinction often increases the variability of behavior. Completion

CRF is synonymous with _________.

A pigeon is confronted with two disks, one green, the other red. The bird receives food on a VI 20" schedule when it pecks the green disk, and on a VI 10" schedule when it pecks the red one. You Predict that the bird will peck _________.

The more effort a behavior requires, the fewer times the behavior will be performed during extinction.

Shirley trains a rat to press a lever and then reinforces lever presses on an FR 10 schedule when a red light is on, and an FI 10" schedule when a green light is on. In this case, lever pressing is on a _________.

One difference between FT and FI schedules is that in FT schedules, reinforcement is not contingent on a behavior.

According to the ________ hypothesis, the PRE occurs because it is difficult to distinguish between intermittent reinforcment and extinction.

Introduction: Learning to Change

The Study of Learning and Behavior

Pavlovian Procedures

Pavlovian Applications

Reinforcement

Reinforcement: Beyond Habit

Operant Procedures: Punishment

Operant Applications

Observational Learning

Generalization, Discrimination, and Stimulus Control

Forgetting

The Limits of Learning

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