5.4-5.9 operant conditioning

Question 1

to a dog, _____ is an ex. of a primary reinforcer, whereas _______ is an example of a secondary reinforcer.

Answer 1

dog food, a frisbee

Question 2

Jalen cannot sleep because he is terribly worried about his research paper. So Jalen decides to get out of bed and continue working on the paper. Although he stays up till nearly 3 a.m., he is relieved that it is done and easily falls off to sleep. In the future, Jalen will be more likely to finish his work before going to bed so that he can avoid the worry and sleeplessness. Such behavior is an example of __________.

Answer 2

negative reinforcement

Question 3

Eli owned a small repair shop. Each day, he would check the mail to see if any of his customers mailed in a payment for the work he had done for them. Some days, he would receive a check or two. At other times, he would have to wait days before getting another payment. What schedule of reinforcement is evident here?

Answer 3

variable interval

Question 4

Little Jimmie’s mother was upset to find that Jimmie had not picked up his building blocks after repeated requests to do so. The next morning, Jimmie found all his blocks had been picked up and put into a bag on top of the refrigerator. Jimmie’s mother told him that he couldn’t play with his blocks for the next 2 days. Which type of discipline did she use?

Answer 4

punishment by removal

Question 5

Kyla signed up for a new credit card that offers reward miles for every purchase. Kyla plans to make as many purchases as she can so that she can accumulate enough miles to go on a trip over spring break. Such an approach is an example of __________.

Answer 5

token economy

Question 6

Which of the following is the best example of applied behavior analysis?

Answer 6

1. Hayley works with children by asking them what they want to accomplish and then helping them attain that goal through different forms of classical conditioning.
2. Ana wants children to learn a new behavior and uses punishment as the basis for the behavior change.

TRUE 3. Hanna observes a child to see what purpose a disruptive classroom behavior serves and identifies a new replacement behavior. She then implements a training program for the new behavior, reinforcing often at the simplest levels and gradually removing reinforcers as the child demonstrates the behavior independently.

4. Cheyenne has children watch her repeatedly so as to understand how a task is to be done. Once they have finished the observation, then they are asked to imitate the behavior.