ch. 17/18

Question 1

🔴intermittent reinforcement

Answer 1

reinforcement schedule in which a reinforcer follows the response only once in a while

Question 2

schedule of reinforcement

Answer 2

the way reinforcer occurs because of the number of responses, time since reinforcement, time between the responses, and stimulus conditions

Question 3

🔴fixed-ratio schedule of reinforcement

Answer 3

a reinforcer is contingent on the last of a fixed number of responses

Question 4

fixed-ratio responding

Answer 4

after a response is reinforced, no responding occurs for a period of time, then responding occurs at a high, steady rate until the next reinforcer is delivered

Question 5

continuous reinforcement

Answer 5

a reinforcer follows each response

Question 6

🔴variable-ratio schedule of reinforcement

Answer 6

a reinforcer is contingent on the last of a variable number of responses

Question 7

variable ratio responding

Answer 7

variable-ratio schedules produce a high rate of responding, with almost no post-reinforcement pausing

Question 8

🔴fixed-interval schedule of reinforcement

Answer 8

a reinforcer is contingent on the first response after a fixed interval of time since the last opportunity for reinforcement

Question 9

fixed-interval scallop

Answer 9

a fixed-interval schedule often produces a scallop- a gradual increase in the rate of responding, with responding occurring at a high rate just before reinforcement is available. no responding occurs for some time after reinforcement

Question 10

🔴fixed-time schedule of reinforcer delivery

Answer 10

a reinforcer is delivered after the passage of a fixed period of time, independent of the response

Question 11

🔴superstitious behavior

Answer 11

behaving as if the response causes some specific outcome, when it really does not

Question 12

🔴variable-interval schedule of reinforcement

Answer 12

a reinforcer is contingent on the first response after a variable interval of time since the last opportunity for reinforcement

Question 13

variable-interval responding

Answer 13

variable-interval schedules produce a moderate rate of responding, with almost no post-reinforcement pausing

Question 14

🔴resistance to extinction

Answer 14

the number of responses or the amount of time before a response extinguishes

Question 15

🔴resistance to extinction and intermittent reinforcement

Answer 15

intermittent reinforcement makes the response more resistant to extinction than does continuous reinforcement