psych356 chapter 5 questions

which of the following is typical of a discrete trial procedure?

a hungry rat makes a choice between plain food and food enhanced with sweetener in a T maze

when shaping the behavior of an organism, you must

set each criterion so that at least some of the existing responses are reinforced

in a discrete trial procedure, the researcher can measure all of the following except a. response rate b. running speed c. food preference d. latency to leave the start box

a

which of the following is an example of (positive) punishment? a. dora is sent to her room without dessert because of her poor manners b. steve has his mouth washed out with soap for swearing c. bobby is not allowed to buy cigarettes because he is too young d. all of the above

b

which of the following would most likely be used in a discrete trial procedure? a. linking water from a tube t gain access to food b. pressing a lever to gain access to food c. running down a runway to gain access to food d. pushing a rod to gain access to food

c

magazine training involves which of the following

classical conditioning

the major advantage of free operant methods over discrete trial procedures is that

free operant methods provide the opportunity to observe changes in the likelihood of behavior over time

according to the law of effect, which of the following elements is not a component of the conditioned association?

outcome

which of the following is true of operant response?

pushing a lever with a paw and pushing a lever with the snout are equivalent

the cats in thorndikes puzzle boxes were able to escape more quickly over successive trials. thorndike interpreted this performance change to reflect

stimulus response learning

Your sister's hamster keeps escaping from its cage. On the first day, it took the hamster 14 hours to escape, but by the second week, the hamster could only be confined for 30 minutes before it worked its way to freedom. According to Thorndike's theory,

the hamster jumps in order to gain freedom

shaping depends on which of the following

the variability of behavior