Psychology Final Part 2

Variable interval

Albert catches fish throughout the day at unpredictable intervals. Which reinforcement schedule is this?

Latent learning

Fernando is taught to use a special numbers trick to check his final answer, but he does not demonstrate this skill until his end-of-the-year math test. What is this an example of?

Variable ratio

Gambling at a slot machine is an example of which reinforcement schedule?

After seeing a television character receive a reward for taking violent actions against against another character

If the principles of social learning theory are true, then how do children may model aggressive behavior?

Partial

John wants to train his daughter to excuse herself before she leaves the table. Although he does not know how often he will reward her for excusing herself, he does know that he will not reward her every time she excuses herself. Which reinforcement schedule is John planning to use?

Fixed ratio

Julie receives one dollar for every pound of worms she gives her grandfather. Which reinforcement schedule is this?

Negative reinforcement

Roger's boss told him that he doesn't have to attend the company picnic (which everybody dislikes) if Roger meets his sales quota this month. What type of punishment/ reinforcement is Roger's boss using?

Model

Stephanie watches her father put batteries into her toy phone, and she is then able to put the batteries into the toy phone herself without further instruction from her father. What is Stephanie's father in this example?

When a dog plays dead she gets a treat in order to encourage her to repeat the behavior

Which of the following is an example of operant conditioning?

Vicarious punishment

Which process involves observing a model being punished and then becoming less likely to imitate the model's behavior?