lesson quiz 9-2

true or false a behavior that has been reinforced on a variable schedule is easier to extinguish than one that has been reinforced on a fixed schedule

false

true or false aversive control is the process of using reinforcements to sculpt new responses out of old ones

false

If Susan gets a perfect score on four spelling tests in a row, her father gives her $5. What kind of reinforcement schedule is this?

fixed ratio

If Jamie does not pick up his toys when asked, he is sent to his room for 15 minutes. This is called

punishment

To play basketball, several response chains are organized into

response pattern

How are escape conditioning and avoidance conditioning similar?

they are both types of negative reinforcement

true or false in a response chain, each response that an individual makes produces the signal for the next response

true

true or false one disadvantage to using punishment is that it is likely to suppress, but not completely eliminate, the behavior

true

true or false psychologists who study operant conditioning examine the way in which voluntary behavior is influenced by its consequences

true