Question 1

Which theory predicts that during a FR15 schedule an animal will be in conflict about whether or not to respond,but that with training the conflict will be resolved in favor of responding?

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Question 2

The theory that the partial reinforcement extinction effect is due to a subject's inability to notice when extinction procedures have begun is

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Question 3

According to frustration theory,

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Question 4

A rat had been reinforced for lever press behaviors.After one day of extinction training,the rat was demonstrating very low levels of responding.When the rat was returned to the test cage the next day,there was a small recovery in the rate of responding.This increase is called

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Question 5

Evidence that inhibitory S-R associations develop during extinction is provided by

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Question 6

Which of the following is not considered a paradoxical reward effect?

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Question 7

In sequential theory,the pattern important to the development of response perseverance is

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Question 8

The theory that the partial reinforcement extinction effect is due to learning to respond when nonreward is expected is

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Question 9

In the first phase of an experiment,one group of rats is reinforced for every lever press.Another group of rats is reinforced for every 15th lever press.In the second phase,both groups receive continuous reinforcement.In later extinction trials,subjects that received continuous reinforcement in phase 1 decreased responding more quickly than those that were reinforced every 15th trial.These findings support

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Question 10

Which theory predicts that early in a VR20 schedule the anticipation of reward encourages an animal to respond,and the anticipation of nonreward discourages responding?

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Question 11

Sally put her money in the soda machine but nothing came out.To her brother's surprise,she gave the machine a powerful kick.You realize she was demonstrating

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Question 12

According to the discrimination hypothesis,the partial reinforcement extinction effect is due to

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Question 13

According to frustration theory,the partial reinforcement extinction effect is due to

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Question 14

The preponderance of evidence suggests that in extinction trials,

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Question 15

According to the sequential theory,

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Question 16

The overtraining extinction effect states

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Question 17

You and your friend both begin training your puppies to jump on the same day with the same treats.After 5 days,the puppies are jumping as much as they can.Your friend quits after 7 days,but you train for 3 more days.Unfortunately,you need to extinguish the jumping behavior you both trained.Which puppy is likely to extinguish most quickly?

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Question 18

The theory that assumes that during intermittent reinforcement training,the memory of nonreward becomes a cue for performing the instrumental response is

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Question 19

People stop putting money into soda machines after one or two non-reinforced trials,but will put money into slot machines over and over without any payoff.A likely explanation is

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Question 20

Two groups of rats are trained to press a lever for food on a constant reinforcement schedule.One group receives 1 piece of rat chow; the other,3 pieces.In extinction,

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Quiz 9: Extinction of Conditioned Behavior