Psy 421 6.2

Question 1

Disruption of the pattern of responding due to stretching the ratio of reinforcement to abruptly or too far

Answer 1

Ratio strain

Question 2

The procedure of gradually increasing the number of responses required for reinforcement

Answer 2

Stretching the ratio

Question 3

How quickly a behavior will decrease is based on what type of schedule of reinforcement it is on

Answer 3

How extinction is related to schedules of reinforcement

Question 4

The tendency for behavior that has been maintained on an intermittent schedule to be more resistant to extinction then a behavior on a CR

Answer 4

Partial reinforcement effect

Question 5

1. Discrimination hypothesis- hard to discriminate IR and extinction
2. Frustration hypothesis- non reinforcement is frustrating
3. Sequential hypothesis- difference in the sequence of cues
4. Response unit hypothesis- think differently about behavior IR

Answer 5

The four hypotheses for PRE

Question 6

Behavior is under influence of two or more simple schedules, each associated with a particular stimulus.

Answer 6

Multiple schedule

Question 7

No stimuli associated with the change in reinforcement contingencies in this schedule

Answer 7

Mixed schedule

Question 8

Reinforcement is given only on completion of the last in a series of schedules

Answer 8

Chain schedule

Question 9

There is no distinctive event that signals the end of one schedule and the beginning of the next

Answer 9

Tandem schedule

Question 10

Reinforcement is dependent on the Shavuot of two or more individuals

Answer 10

Cooperative schedules

Question 11

Two or more schedules are available at once

Answer 11

Concurrent schedules

Question 12

The principle that, given the opportunity to respond on two or more reinforcement schedules, the rate of responding on each schedule will match the reinforcement available on each schedule

Answer 12

Matching law

B1 r1
__ = ___
B2 r2