Question 1 2 out of 2 points Studies of delayed reinforcement document the importance of Answer Selected Answer contigui ty Question 2 0 out of 2 points Thorndike plotted the results of his puzzle box experiments as graphs The resulting curves show a an with succeeding trials Answer Selected Answer decrease in errors Question 3 2 out of 2 points With reinforcement it is easy for a person to lower his blood pressure Answer Selected Answer Fals e Question 4 2 out of 2 points In operant learning the word contingency usually refers to the degree of correlation between a behavior and a consequence Answer Selected Answer Tru e Question 5 2 out of 2 points Contrary to what many people think research shows that contrived reinforcers can actually enhance interest in the reinforced activity Answer Selected Answer Tru e Question 6 2 out of 2 points Pearl Mary s grandmother Pearl is from the Old Country Although she knows some English she continues to speak her native tongue Pearl can t go anywhere without a member of the family because she can t communicate with people about prices directions bus routes etc Mary decides to try to modify Pearl s behavior She and the rest of the family refuse to respond to any comment or request by Pearl that they know she is capable of expressing in English For example if during dinner she says Pass the potatoes in English she gets potatoes if she says it in her native language she gets ignored Refer to Pearl Pearl s resistance to learning English is most likely the result of Answer Selected Answer the benefits she receives for not speaking English Question 7 0 out of 2 points The Watson and Rayner experiment with Little Albert may have involved operant as well as Pavlovian learning because the loud noise Answer Selected Answer was aversive Question 8 2 out of 2 points Negative reinforcement and punishment are synonyms Answer Selected Answer Fals e Question 9 2 out of 2 points Charles Catania identified three characteristics that define reinforcement These include all of the following except Answer Selected Answer the consequence of the behavior must be positive Question 10 2 out of 2 points Often the initial effect of an extinction procedure is an increase in the behavior called a an extinction Answer Selected Answer bur st Question 11 2 out of 2 points According to Skinner people are rewarded but behavior is reinforced Answer Selected Answer Tru e Question 12 2 out of 2 points Operant learning is often called S R learning but according to your author this is a mistake Answer Selected Answer Tru e Question 13 2 out of 2 points Vomiting is ordinarily an involuntary response but sometimes it can be modified by operant procedures Answer Selected Answer Tru e Question 14 2 out of 2 points The one thing that all reinforcers have in common is that they Answer Selected Answer strengthen behavior Question 15 2 out of 2 points The figure below from your text illustrates Answer Selected Answer shapi ng Question 16 2 out of 2 points One tip for successful shaping of behavior is to provide large reinforcers Answer Selected Answer Fals e Question 17 2 out of 2 points Skinner describes some of his most important research in Answer Selected Answer The Behavior of Organisms Question 18 2 out of 2 points In shaping it is sometimes a good idea to back up i e to reinforce earlier approximations of the desired behavior Answer Selected Answer Tru e Question 19 2 out of 2 points Operant learning sometimes occurs without any sign of awareness of the relation between behavior and its consequence Answer Selected Answer Tru e Question 20 2 out of 2 points In one of Thorndike s puzzle boxes a door would fall open when a cat stepped on a treadle thus allowing the cat to reach food outside the box Eventually the cat would step on the treadle as soon as it was put into the box Thorndike concluded that Answer Selected Answer treadle stepping increased because it had a satisfying effect Question 21 0 out of 2 points The training procedure Thorndike used in his famous experiments with cats is best described as Answer Selected Answer free operant Question 22 0 out of 2 points Sylvia believes that the reinforcement properties of an event depend on the extent to which it provides access to high probability behavior Sylvia is most likely an advocate of theory Answer Selected Answer drivereduction c Response deprivation Question 23 2 out of 2 points Thorndike s 1898 dissertation describes experiments with cats chicks and Answer Selected Answer dog s Question 24 2 out of 2 points is a neurotransmitter that seems to be important in reinforcement Answer Selected Answer Dopami ne Question 25 2 out of 2 points Negative reinforcement increases the strength of a behavior Answer Selected Answer Tru e Question 1 2 out of 2 points Pavlovian and operant learning often occur together Answer Selected Answer Tru e Question 2 2 out of 2 points All of the following are useful tips for shaping behavior except Answer Selected Answer never back up Question 3 0 out of 2 points The law of effect says that Answer Selected Answer satisfying consequences are more powerful than annoying consequences Question 4 0 out of 2 points The training procedure Thorndike used in his famous experiments with cats is best described as Answer Selected Answer trial anderror Question 5 2 out of 2 points Pearl Mary s grandmother Pearl is from the Old Country Although she knows some English she continues to speak her native tongue Pearl can t go anywhere without a member of the family because she can t communicate with people about prices directions bus routes etc Mary decides to try to modify Pearl s behavior She and the rest of the family refuse to respond to any comment or request by Pearl that they know she is capable of expressing in English For example if during dinner she says Pass the potatoes in English she gets potatoes if she says it in her native language she gets ignored Refer to Pearl Pearl s resistance to learning English is most likely the result of Answer Selected Answer the benefits she receives for not speaking English Question 6 2 out of 2 points The author of your text calls Skinner the Answer Selected Answer Darwin of behavior science Question 7 2 out of 2 points Cark Hull s explanation of reinforcement assumes that reinforcers Answer Selected Answer reduce a drive Question 8 2 out of 2 points Vomiting is ordinarily an involuntary response but sometimes it can be modified by operant procedures Answer Selected