PSYO 310 Chapter 5 Practice Quiz || All Questions Answered Correctly.
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PSYO 310
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PSYO 310
A baseball player gets a hit approximately every third time at bat. This is an example of a _________ schedule of reinforcement. correct answers variable-ratio
In behavioral economics, the________ refers to the distribution of resources that maximizes the individual's subjective value or satisfa...
PSYO 310 Chapter 5 Practice Quiz || All Questions
Answered Correctly.
A baseball player gets a hit approximately every third time at bat. This is an example of a
_________ schedule of reinforcement. correct answers variable-ratio
In behavioral economics, the________ refers to the distribution of resources that maximizes the
individual's subjective value or satisfaction. correct answers bliss point
A conditioning chamber called a________delivers reinforcement or punishment automatically
whenever an animal makes a particular response. correct answers skinner box
People with long-term addictions to cocaine or amphetamines: correct answers do not receiver
the same "high" that they did in the early stages of addiction
Discriminative stimuli are: correct answers stimuli that signal whether a particular response will
lead to a particular outcome.
Uma's birthday is in early November. Her parents tell her that if she gets a gift now, she will get
a smaller gift for Christmas. However, if she forgoes a birthday gift now, she can get a larger gift
for Christmas. Uma decides to forgo her birthday gift; however, her evaluation of the reward of a
larger gift at Christmas loses value as she continues to wait many weeks for it. This illustrates the
concept of: correct answers delay discounting.
If an organism expects its favorite reinforcer but receives a less-preferred reinforcer, the
phenomenon of negative_________predicts that the organism may respond less than if it had
received that less-preferred reinforcer at the start. correct answers contrast
Based on the research presented in the text, through the use of PET and fMRI, increased activity
can be seen in dopamine target sites such as the striatum in humans. Which was listed as a
specific source that can trigger this activity? correct answers Video games
Cocaine and amphetamines work by: correct answers increasing the levels of dopamine.
1. In the case of Thorndike's cats learning to escape from a puzzle box, the discriminative
stimulus (SD) was _______, and the response (R) was________________. correct answers the
box, their movements that opened the door.
Behavioral additions: correct answers activate a unique brain system that is different from the
one activated by drug addictions
If one blocks dopamine in a user of amphetamine, one would expect that it would: correct
answers suppress cravings for the drug.
, If a pigeon is being trained to peck at a disc for a food reward, which delay between pecking and
receiving the reward will lead to the FASTEST learning? correct answers 0 seconds.
A person has been working for 10 years and was told that he would receive a promotion and
raise but received only a change in his job title. The _________ is responsible for reducing the
motivation in this type of situation. correct answers dACC
Rats that are given a dopamine antagonist will: correct answers choose rat chow that is freely
available over sugar pellets for which they must work.
Which statement is true about shaping? correct answers It is a difficult and time-consuming
process.
Reciprocal altruism is... correct answers the principle that one may donate time or resources to
help another in the expectation that the other will return the favor later on.
Which statement demonstrates operant rather than classical conditioning? correct answers A car
salesperson receives a bonus for doing a good job at work. Afterward, she continues to work
hard at selling cars.
A mouse is placed in a maze and timed to see how long it takes him to reach the end. Once the
first trial is completed, the experimenter places him back in the maze again to see if the speed in
which he completes it changes. This is referred to as a: correct answers discrete trial
Suppose a child whines continuously until his parents give him a cookie. The cessation of the
child's whining would be__________of the parents' behavior of giving the cookie. correct
answers negative reinforcement
Lauren is trying to stop her son from banging his spoon on the table during meals by praising
him whenever he uses his spoon to eat his food. This is an example of differential: correct
answers reinforcement of alternative behaviours
The process of providing consequences for a behaviour that decreases the probability of that
behaviour is called: correct answers punishment
Which statement BEST describes behavioral economics? correct answers A dieter on a fixed
calorie diet must decide whether to eat several low-calori meals or have a bowl of ice cream.
Drug addicts continue taking drugs in part to avoid the unpleasant effects of withdrawal. In this
case, the behavior of taking drugs is being: correct answers negatively reinforced
Which part of the brain seems to be especially important for maintaining habitual or automatic S-
R associations? correct answers Dorsal striatum
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