Unit 4

Question 1

Law of effect:
Organisms learn through?

Answer 1

Consequences of their actions

Question 2

What does Operant behavior
Effect?

Answer 2

Behavior that has an effect on the environment

Question 3

Operant behavior
Is primarily under control of?

Answer 3

It’s consequences

Question 4

Operant selection
Is repeated cycles of?

Answer 4

Variability and modifications of behavior by the environment over time

Question 5

Reinforcement is?

Answer 5

Environmental change following a response, increases future probability

Question 6

Punishment is?

Answer 6

Environmental change following a response, decreases future probability

Question 7

Appetitive stimulus effect
Presents what following behavior?

Answer 7

Functions as positive reinforcement

Question 8

Automaticity is?

Answer 8

Automatic effect of reinforcement and punishment

Question 9

Appetitive stimulus effect
When withdrawn following a behavior does what?

Answer 9

Functions as a negative punishment

Question 10

Appetitive stimulus effect
Abates behavior that

Answer 10

Terminated it in the past

Question 11

Aversive stimulus effect
Presented following behavior does what?

Answer 11

Functions as positive punishment

Question 12

Aversive stimulus effect
Withdrawn following behavior does what?

Answer 12

Functions as negative reinforcement

Question 13

Aversive stimulus effect
Evoked behavior that

Answer 13

Terminated it in the past

Question 14

Positive reinforcement
Following a response:

Answer 14

Appetitive stimulus presented or magnified, increases future probability

Question 15

Positive reinforcer?

Answer 15

Appetitive stimulus presented following a response

Question 16

Negative reinforcement
Following a response:

Answer 16

Aversive stimulus removed or attenuated, increases future probability

Question 17

Escape behavior?

Answer 17

Behavior that terminates an aversive stimulus

Question 18

Escape and avoid lance behavior are maintained by?

Answer 18

Negative reinforcement

Question 19

Avoidance behavior?

Answer 19

Behavior that terminates a warning stimulus, prevents aversive stimulus

Question 20

Positive punishment following a response does what?

Answer 20

Aversive stimulus presented or magnified, decreases future probability

Question 21

Positive punisher?

Answer 21

Aversive stimulus presented following a response

Question 22

Negative punishment following a response?

Answer 22

Appetitive stimulus removed or attenuated decreases future probability

Question 23

Unconditioned reinforcer

Answer 23

Reinforcing stimulus that did not require prior learning

Question 24

Conditioned reinforcer

Answer 24

Stimulus that acquired reinforcing properties through conditioning

Question 25

Generalized conditioned reinforcer

Answer 25

Conditioned reinforcer paired with variety of other reinforcers, effective for range of behaviors

Question 26

Unconditioned punisher

Answer 26

Punishing stimulus, did not require prior learning

Question 27

Conditioned punisher

Answer 27

Stimulus that acquired punishing properties through conditioning

Question 28

Generalized conditioned punisher

Answer 28

Conditioned punisher paired with variety of other punishers, effective for range of behaviors

Question 29

Unplanned contingency

Answer 29

Not explicitly arranged

Question 30

Planned contingency

Answer 30

Explicitly arranged by a person

Question 31

Automatic reinforcement

Answer 31

Reinforcement for the response is produced by the response

Question 32

Automatic punishment

Answer 32

Punishment for the response is produced by the response

Question 33

Socially mediated reinforcement

Answer 33

Reinforcement is mediated by another person

Question 34

Socially Mediated punishment

Answer 34

Punishment is mediated by another person

Question 35

Water, food, return to normalcy temp, sexual activity are examples of?

Answer 35

Unconditioned positive reinforcers

Question 36

Unconditioned positive punisher

Answer 36

Stimulus that naturally causes pain