Open ended essay questions.
- Extinction takes place more quickly after continuous reinforcement than after partial reinforcement. True
False
5 points
QUESTION 2
- When I drive, I make sure to focus more on the road than on my phone, radio, or anything else. In this example, the road is the stimulus with the highest level of _________.InterestFocusSalienceImpact
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QUESTION 3
- Pavlov’s dogs salivated in response to the ringing of a certain bell. If they also salivate at the sound of a different bell, they are showing: Stimulus discriminationConditioning discriminationConditioning generalization stimulus generalization
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QUESTION 4
- If I offered Bill Gates $1000 to mow my lawn, he probably would not do it. In this case, he would not respond to the reinforcer because, to him, it would have low _______.FrequencyMagnitudeValueDuration
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QUESTION 5
- What is the term for the research method in which the participant’s instrumental behavior can terminate aversive stimuli that are being delivered? Avoidance trial escape trialShuttle avoidance control trial
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QUESTION 6
- Students in the classroom behave very differently from students on Spring Break due to the different environmental stimuli. This is an example of: Behavioral varianceStimuli varianceDifferential respondingDifferential stimuli
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QUESTION 7
- What is the term for the change in response when a conditioned response does result in the anticipated reinforcement? Satiation theoryFrustration theory expectation theoryConditioning theory
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QUESTION 8
- Behavioral momentum typically increases the rate of reinforcement. True
False
5 points
QUESTION 9
- A talented musician might be able to easily distinguish and differentiate between notes simply by listening to them. This keen ability to differentiate between notes can be described as ______.FamiliarityKeen observation killed differentiation expert performance
5 points
QUESTION 10
- What is the theory of extinction that is based on an individual’s ability to remember instances of reward and non-reward? Sequential theoryFrustration their memory theoryContrast theory
5 points