CH. 7a/b

Question 1

Learning includes

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1. changes in which no new behaviors occurs
2. changes in the pattern of behavior

Question 2

Most people use the term learning -

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as acquisition of behavior

Question 3

Schedule of reinforcement

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a rule describing the contingency between behavior and reinforcement

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Scheduled effect

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distinctive patterns of behaviors (produced by different schedules)

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Continuous Schedule (of reinforcement)

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a behavior is reinforced every time it occurs (or every response produces a reinforcer)

Question 6

Fixed ratio

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reinforcement occurs a set (or fixed) number of responses

Question 6

Interment schedule

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reinforcement occurs for some responses but not others.

Question 7

Four simple schedules of reinforcement

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1. Fixed ratio
   2.Variable ratio
2. Fixed interval
3. Variable interval

Question 8

Variable Ratio

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reinforcement occurs after an average number of responses

Question 9

Fixed interval

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reinforcement occurs after the first response after a set (or fixed) amount of time.

Question 10

Variable interval

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reinforcement occurs after the first response after an average amount of time.

Question 11

Post - reinforcement pause

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a pause after reinforcement

Question 12

Run rate

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the rate at which behavior occurs once has resumed following reinforcement

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Extinction

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reinforcement is withheld from a previously reinforced behavior (or a schedule which no responses are reinforced)

Question 14

Extinction burst

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a sudden increase in the response dimensions of a behavior when reinforcement is withheld.

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Resurgence

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the reappearance of previously reinforced behavior

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Spontaneous recovery

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the sudden reappearance of behavior following extinction and period of time

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Other simple schedules

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1. Fixed time
   2.Variable time
2. Fixed duration
3. Variable duration
4. Progressive ratio schedule
5. Break point

Question 18

Fixed time

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reinforcement is delivered after a fixed amount of time regardless of what behavior occurs/

Question 19

Variable time

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reinforcement is delivered after an average amount of time regardless of behavior

Question 20

Fixed duration

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reinforcement is contingent on the continuous performance of a behavior for a fixed period of time.

Question 21

Variable duration

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reinforcement is contingent on the continuous performance of a behavior for an average period of time

Question 22

Break point

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the point which behavior stops on a progressive schedule

Question 23

Progressive ratio schedule

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the requirement for reinforcement increases in a predetermined way following each reinforcer

Question 23

Ratio strain

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the disruption of the pattern of responding due to stretching the ratio too abruptly

Question 24

Stretching the ratio

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the procedure of gradually increasing the number of responses required to reinforcement

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Six types of complex schedules

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1. Multiple schedule
2. Mixed schedule
3. Chain schedule
4. Tandem schedule
5. Cooperative schedule
   6.Concurrent schedule

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Mixed schedule

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two or more simple schedules alternate with neither associated with a particular stimulus

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Tandem schedule

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reinforcement is contingent on the completion of a last in a series of schedules none of which is associated with a particular stimulus

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Multiple schedule

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two or more simple schedules alternate each associated with a particular stimulus

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Chain schedule

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reinforcement is delivered contingent on the completion of the last in a series of schedules each associated with a different stimulus

Question 27

Cooperative schedule

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reinforcement is dependent on the behavior of two or more individuals

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Concurrent schedule

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two or more schedules are available simultaneously

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Partial reinforcement effect

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the tendency of behavior to be more resistant to extinction following intermittent reinforcement than continuous reinforcement

Question 30

matching law

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the principle that the rate of responding on two or more reinforcement schedules will match the rate of reinforcement on each schedule

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Three features/principles of natural selection:

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Variation (Genetic or behavioral)
Selection (Environmental)
Retention (genetic vs. neural)

Question 32

environment

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all stimuli that can affect behavior at any given moment