Exam 7: Instrumental Conditioning: Motivational Mechanisms

A rat spends equal amounts of time running and drinking.In a graph of this behavior,time spent running is represented on the x axis.The y axis represents time spent drinking.When running is restricted by an instrumental constraint,the slope of the line representing the new instrumental contingency

According to the behavioral bliss point approach,imposing an instrumental contingency

The bliss point can be identified by

If a situation remains unchanged by the experimenter,the behavioral bliss point is assumed to

According to which of the following theories is the instrumental conditioning procedure itself responsible for the creation of a reinforcer?

Modern two-process theory predicts that instrumental responding will decrease if

One contribution of the bliss point approach was that it moved us toward considering instrumental conditioning as

Describe what an S-O association is and what research tactic provides the best evidence for it.

Sally was pushing the buttons of a video game to earn gold pieces when she heard the bicycle-bell belonging to her cruel older brother,signaling that he was home.According to the modern two-process theory,she will push the buttons

In economic concepts of response allocation,"prices" are equivalent to

Suppose you want to reduce the occurrence of some undesired social behavior (like illegal drug use).Describe two things you would do that,according to economic concepts of response allocation,would decrease the behavior.

Bob was washing dishes to avoid getting fired.Just then he heard the sound of his crazy boss arriving at the restaurant.According to the modern two-process theory,he will now wash the dishes

The behavioral bliss point is best defined as

Which of the following is the focus of behavioral regulation theories?

Transfer experiments are designed to explore

Which of the following cannot be explained well without R-O mechanisms?

Describe implications of modern concepts of reinforcement for behavior therapy.

Which of the following is not true of the modern two-process theory?

The findings from transfer-of-control experiments generally support

The elasticity of demand for candy is likely to be _____ the elasticity of demand for gasoline.