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PSY 302 Questions And Answers Latest Update
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PSY 302 Questions And Answers Latest Update
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PSY 302 Questions And Answers Latest Update
generalized decrement hypothesis ANS✔✔ response rate to a novel stimulus
is proportional to its similarity to stimuli with existing operant conditioning
differential reinforcement low rates (DRL) ANS✔✔ reinforcement occurs only
if a certain time interval has passed since the last response
differential reinforcement of high rates (DRH) ANS✔✔ reinforcement occurs
only if a certain number of responses occurs within a given time interval
reinforces a specific minimum response rate
*can produce higher response rates than any other schedule
concurrent schedules ANS✔✔ two or more simple schedules available
simultaneously and independently
matching law ANS✔✔ preferences of an animal match the reward it receives
what other factors might affect an animal's choice of responses? ANS✔✔
quality of reinforcement
rate of reinforcement
delay of reinforcement
response effort
amount of reinforcement
level of motivation
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behavioral momentum ANS✔✔ existing behaviors tend to resist change
stronger behaviors resists change more strongly, despite the availability of
reinforcement without having to respond at all
contingency shaped ANS✔✔ behaviors gradually shaped and determined by
experience with a particular schedule of reinforcement
rule governed behaviors ANS✔✔ behaviors determined by external rules or
instructions, independent of reinforcement contingencies
once rule is in place; actual reinforcement schedules can have little or no
effect on behavior
post-reinforcement pause potential explanations ANS✔✔ fatigue hypothesis
satiation hypothesis
remaining-response hypothesis
post reinforcement pause ANS✔✔ pause in responding that usually occurs
after each reinforcer in fixed-ratio schedules
fatigue hypothesis ANS✔✔ subject has made many responses and is tired,
so it pauses to recover
satiation hypothesis ANS✔✔ subject has just receive reinforcement thus
reducing desire for further reinforcement
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