Unit 3 Quiz Flashcards
John Nevin has suggested that reinforcement gives behaviour
Momentum
Shaping is the reinforcement of successive
Approximations of a desired behaviour
The number of operant procedures indicated in the contingency square is
Four
Resurgence may help account for
Regression
All of the following are useful tips for shaping behaviour except:
Reinforcing small steps, immediate reinforcement, providing small reinforcers, avoiding setting goals
Avoiding setting goals
The level of deprivation is less important when the reinforcer used is a _____ reinforcer
Secondary
Money is a good example of this type of reinforcer
Generalized
Operant learning is also referred to as
Instrumental learning
Negative reinforcement is also called
Escape training
Thorndike complained that this type of evidence provided a “ supernormal psychology of animals”
Anecdotal
Operant learning is sometimes called _______ learning
Instrumental
______ gave Skinners experimental chamber the name skinner box
Clark Hull
Mary’s grandmother, Pearl, is from Poland. Although she knows some English, she continues to speak your native tongue. Pearl can’t go anywhere without a member of the family because she can’t communicate with people about prices, directions, bus routes, etc. Pearls resistance to learning English is most likely the result of
The benefits she receives for not speaking English
True or false: a general assumption of behavioural research is that any feature of a behaviour may be strengthened by reinforcement, so long as reinforcement can be made contingent on that feature
True
True or false: studies demonstrate that operant learning is as effective with involuntary behavior, such as the salivary reflex, as it is with voluntary behaviour
False
