Chapter 7: B.F. Skinner

Question 1

Classical Condition

Answer 1

S condition ( stimulus)
- no learning
- unconditional stim to unconditional response
- neutral stim to unconditional stim creates condition response
- biological
- condition stim to condition response
unconditional response = conditioned response

Question 2

operant condition

Answer 2

R condition ( response)
- punishment ( decrease behavior)
a. Positive ( adding something they do not like)
b. negative( taking away something that I do like)
- reinforcement ( increase behavior)
a. positive ( adding something that I do not like)
b. negative ( taking away something that I do no like)

Question 3

primary reinforcement

Answer 3

related to survival ( food, water, elimination, and sex)
- not biologically neutral

Question 4

secondary reinforcement

Answer 4

most behavior is governed here
- biologically natural and not reinforcing
- acquired through reinforcing propertied through PR
(money, mother)

Question 5

successive approximation

Answer 5

steps

Question 6

schedules

Answer 6

continuous ( 100% of the time)
- fixed interval ( every 30-second reward)
- variable interval ( after maybe 5 maybe 10 sec. reward)
fixed ratio ( more work more pay)
variable ratio ( gambling )

Question 7

unhealthy person

Answer 7

inappropriate behaviors
- drugs
- extra restrained
- self-punishment
- defective self-knowledge

Question 8

Psychotherapy

Answer 8

major obstacle to study the behavior
behavior therapists/ treatment process
- behavior modification techniques
- point out the consequences of behavior
- positive and negative