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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a child finishes their homework and is allowed to watch tv. if the childs frequency of finishing homework increases, what does watching tv represent | reinforcer |
| which of the following is an example of an abolishing operation: student gets pos feedback>more likely to partici, child gets treat >helping w chores incre, dog gets bone for coming>more likely to come, person that socialized all day >doesnt want2 social | a person socialized all day is less likely to socialize more |
| what term describes the food in the tone-food pairing used in conditioned experiments | unconditioned stimulus |
| why do operants occur more or less often in a given situations | they are influenced by prior consequences |
| sarah feels cold. she sees her favorite blanket on the couch and immediately wraps herself in it. the sight of the blanket served as a(n) | discriminative operation |
| a student raises their hand and is called on by the teacher, leading to an increase in hand raising behavior. what is raising hand an example of | operant |
| after finishing his dinner, a child is given dessert. as a result the child finishes dinner more often. the dessert is an example of | positive reinforcement |
| in a lab experiment, a rat presses a lever when a 1000 hz tone is presented but not when an 800 hz tone is presented. this is an example of | respondent discrimination |
| how does a neutral stimulus lead to a conditioned response in respondent conditioning | by being paired multiple times with an unconditioned stimulus, resulting in the neutral stimulus eliciting the conditioned response |
| what best describes a babys instictively sucking during breast feeding | phylogenetic |
| a person who becomes happy when hearing their favorite song does not feel the same way when hearing an unfamiliar song | respondent discrimination |
| the taste aversion study with quail and rats suggests that conditioning to certain stimuli can be more effective due to biological factors. what does this imply about generalizing learning principles across species | biological predispositions must be considered when generalizing learning principles across species |
| what is the one of the primary influences ontogenetic behavior | environmental experiences and individual history |
| in delayed conditioning how would you explain the effectiveness of the CS-US interval of 0.5 seconds for eye blink conditioning in young adults | the short interval creates a strong temporal association between the CS and US enhancing conditioning |
| in an experiement a tone is paired with food until the tone alone elicts salivation. what is this process called | respondent acquisition |
| a person who feels relaxed when hearing the sounds of waves at the beach also feels relaxed hearing sounds recordings of waves. this is an example od | respondent generalization |
| a child touches a hot and immediately pulls their hand away. later the child starts avoiding the surface even without touching it. the hot surface is a(n) | unconditioned stimulus |
| a beaver instinctively building a dam would be considered what type of behavior | phylogenetic behavior |
| food is presented to a dog and immediately after the food is removed a tone is sounded. what type of conditioning does this illustrate? | backward conditioning |
| in delayed conditioning, what would you expect to happen if a tone (CS) is presented 3 seconds before food (US) is given to a dog? | the dog will salivate when the tone is presented in anticipation of the food |
| how does habituation in humans compare to habituation in animals living under an airport flight path | during habituation, humans and animals adjust similarly |
| a bell ringing before a meal causing salivation is an example of | conditioned stimulus |
| what is an example of a unconditioned stimulus: presenting food, sound of a bell, salivation when hearing bell, act of feeding the dog | presentation of food |
| behavior that results from an organisms genetic endowment | phylogenetic behavior |
| in conditioning experiment, food in a dogs mouth leads to salivation. what is the unconditioned response: food, eating, salivation, the mouth | salivation |
| the salivation and stomach growling in response to the smell of fresh donuts which is associated with food in the past is an example of a | conditioned response |
| a person experiences a headache after drinking a particular coffee. after several occurrences, just the smell of that coffee makes them have a headache. the headache sensation when it occurs in response to coffee is a | Conditioned response |
| according to the text, the role of selectionism is phylogenetic behavior is to | ensure survival and reproduction by passing on genetic traits |
| a dog that has been conditioned to bark at the sight opf a specific hat has stopped barking after the hat was repeatedly presented without any consequence. weeks later, the dog sawe the hat again and barks. this is an example of | spontaneous recovery |
| a dog was conditioned to salivate at the sound of a specific bell tone (CS) after it was paired with food (US). however, it hears a different bell tone with food that it has never heard before and doesnt salivate. this is an example of | respondent discrimination |
| a stronger stimulus will | result in a quicker response |
| a light is turned on at the same time as an electric shock. this is an example of | simultaneous conditioning |
| what could influence spontaneous recovery | the time between extinction trials |
| during class, lisa asks a question. this is an example of | a response |
| a person who hasnt had any social interaction all day is more likely to find social interaction reinforcing is an example of | establishing operations |
| a student that works hard and studies for a test recieves an A. in the future, the student is more likely to study again. this is an example of | history of reinforcement |
| behavior that is triggered by the presentation of a stimulus describes the term | elicited behavior |
| during class, jimmy threw a pencil at his peer. this is an example of | response |
| what is the role does a discrimination stimulus play in operant behavior? | it sets the occasion for the behavior to occur |
| what describes the unconditioned stimulus in respondent conditioning | a stimulus that elicits a response based on the organisms evolutionary history |
| a stimulus that follows behavior and increases its future occurrences describes | reinforcement |
| an environmental change that decreases the effectiveness of behavioral consequences and momentarily reduces behavior is an example of | abolishing operation |
| the taste aversion study involved giving quail and rats blue salty water followed by illness. which species showed an avoidance for the colored solution | the quail |
| what is a voluntary act; yawning when tired, jumping at a loud sound, salivating at a delicious meal, deciding to go for a walk | deciding to go for a walk |
| a loud siren causes a person to cover their ears instinctively. after hearing the siren several times, the person starts to feel anxious whenever they see flashing lights similar to the vehicle. what is the US? the lights, siren, cover ears, anxiety | the siren |
| a weak puff of air causes a delayed respose while a strong puff causes an immediate response. this is an example of | the law of latency |
| najib gets his teachers attention in the following ways: raising his hand, saying i have a question, and sighing loudly | operant class |
| topography refers to | physical forms a response can take |
| when sniffy the rat presses a lever while the green light is on, pressing a lever results in a food pellet. when the light is red, the lever does not produce food. which is the SD for lever pressing: green light, red light, no light, hunger | green light |
| when sniffy the rat presses a lever while the green light is on, pressing a lever results in a food pellet. when the light is red, the lever does not produce food. which is the S delta for lever pressing: green light, red light, no light, hunger | red light |
| when sniffy the rat presses a lever while the green light is on, pressing a lever results in a food pellet. after a while, green light doesnt produce food.sniffy starts pressing rapidly and spinning in circles. what is happening? | extinction burst |
| when sniffy the rat presses a lever while the green light is on, pressing a lever results in a food pellet. after a while, green light doesnt produce food. sniffy stops pressing the lever for food pellets. what happened | extinction |
| when sniffy the rat presses a lever while the green light is on, pressing a lever results in a food pellet. after a while, green light doesnt produce food. sniffy eventually stops trying . 1 day, sniffy presses the lever. what would u call lever pressing | spontaneous recovery |
| when sniffy the rat presses a lever while the green light is on, pressing a lever results in a food pellet. after a while, green light doesnt produce food. sniffy eventually stops trying . 1 day, sniffy presses the lever and get pellet. what happened | reinstatement |
| when an organism encounters an SD the behavior is | more likely |
| an S Delta is associated with | extinction without reinforcement |
| when cassi the dog pees on the lawn, she gets a treat. when she pees in the house, she gets no treat. cassi now only pees outside. the outside lawn is an SD for peeing because | it sets the occasion for a response |
| when cassi the dog pees on the lawn, she gets a treat. when she pees in the house, she gets no treat. cassi now only pees outside. the treat is a | positive reinforcer |
| why are operant chambers used in behavior analysis experiments: to restrict, measure sensory perception, control environmental variables + observe, see have fast behavior is emitted | to control environmental behaviors and observe |
| _____ states that more probable behaviors will reinforce less probable behaviors | the premack principle |
| juans mom scolds him after using curse words. when he says sorry, his mom stopped. now when juans mom is scolding him he says sorry to make her stop. this is an example of | negative reinforcement |
| a father picks up his crying infant and it stops crying. next time baby cries, he runs over. in regards to the baby, what contigency is involved | positive reinforcement |
| a father picks up his crying infant and it stops crying. next time baby cries, he runs over. in regards to the dad, what contigency is involved | negative reinforcement |
| while robert drive home from fiu, he is stuck in traffic. when he honks at the car in front of him moves. each time he honks, the car moves. this is an example o | positive reinforcement |
| escape or avoidance of an adverse stimulus describes | negative reinforcement |
| daniella hits her brother and he hits her back. daniella is less likely to hit her brother in the future. this is an example of | positive punishment |
| eugene throws his mothers book across the room. his mother took away his tv privileges and now eugene reduced throwing items. this is an example of | negative punishment |
| katya is presented with chicken and broccoli for lunch and she is sent to her room because she refused. next time she is presented with it, she bangs her fists on the table. what is this an example of | negative reinforcement |
| a stimulus in the presence of which a particular response will not be reinforced is the | S Delta |
| if you see a police car or a sign that says that traffic laws are photo enforced, it signals to you that if you speed at that moment you will get a ticket. this is an example of | discriminative Stimulus for Punishment |
| A child repeats a stimming motion 20 times in an hour, which is a rate of 15 instances per 60 minutes is an example of | operant rate |
| the activity obtained by making the instrumental response | contingent response |
| When operants are reinforced many times, the responses become more | resistent to extinction |
| a red traffic light that signals cars to stop would be a | discriminative stimulus |
| behavior triggered by the presentation of a stimulus is considered | emitted |
| what type of behavior is soley under the control of the antecedent | respondent behavior |
| i last ate several hours ago. when i arrive at the clinic, there are always treats in the basket and i immediately grab a treat. the basket of treats would be a: conditioned stim, SD, s-delta, establishing op | discriminative stimulus |
| what does a bright light in the eye do | constrict the pupil |
| ernesto hits his sister and his mom yells at him. ernesto starts hitting his mom more. this is an example of | positive reinforcement |
| an employee finishes their work promptly to avoid getting in trouble. this is | negative reinforcement |
| how does the notation S --> R describe the elicited behaviorin the context of reflexive behavior | the stimulus elicits the response to occur involuntarily |
| if a grandmother always punishes Kimberly for stealing cookies and grandma is in the kitchen it is a signal to Kimberly that if she tries to steal a cookie, she will be punished. this is an example of | discriminative stimulus of punishment |
| u browse Reddit for hours and suddenly have a need for coffee. You normally wouldve had coffee 2 hours ago but didnt. you haven’t had coffee in awhile the value of coffee has increased. In response to that, you now engage in coffee seeking behaviors. | establishing operation |
| As a kid you’ve learned that if you ask dad for candy he says no but if you ask mom, she says yes. Mom is an Sd for candy. She signals candy is available if you ask her | discriminative stimulus |
| an unconditioned stimulus in respondent conditioning is a stimulus that a response based on | the organisms evolutionary history |
| i had a stressful day. when i see my friend i ask her for a cigarette and she gives one to me. seeing friend evoked asking for a cigarette this functioned as a | discriminative stimulus |
| reinforcement influences ______ behavior | future |
| what is an emitted behavior in babies? babbling sounds, blinking in response to bright light, crying when hungry, salivating when seeing food | babbling sounds |
| a dog has been conditioned to salivate at the sound of a bell that was paired with food. however if the bell is repeatedly rung without food, the salivation decreases. what happens | extinction |
| a gentile touch on the cheek causing the rooting reflex is considered an | unconditioned stimulus |
| a situation when CS1 follwed by the CS2-US association is an example of | blocking |