Question 1

Which of the following is true of an operant response?

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A)  Response speed determines outcome.
B)  Pushing a lever with a paw and pushing a lever with the snout are equivalent.
C)  Licking a water spout and pushing a response lever are equivalent.
D)  Licking a water spout and chewing a food pellet are equivalent.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 2

Which of the following is not true about behavioral variability?

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A)  Reinforcement inevitably decreases behavioral variability.
B)  Behavioral variability can be the basis for instrumental reinforcement.
C)  Reinforcement can increase or decrease originality.
D)  Pigeons will generate novel pecking patterns if novelty is reinforced.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

In a study where pigeons were reinforced only if the pattern of pecks delivered to two keys was different from the previous 50 patterns, researchers determined that

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A)  reinforcement increases stereotypy.
B)  behavioral variability can be the basis for instrumental reinforcement.
C)  reinforcement decreases intrinsic motivation.
D)  reinforcement decreases originality.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 4

Rats in a box were reinforced for rearing behavior.One group received a food pellet 60 seconds following each rear.For another group, each rear was followed immediately by a tone, and then 60 seconds after the rearing, a food pellet was delivered.What do you think happened?

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A)  The tone group's learning was disrupted in comparison to the non­tone group's learning.
B)  The tone group's learning was facilitated in comparison to the non­tone group's learning.
C)  Both groups showed rapid and relatively equal acquisition of rearing behaviors.
D)  Neither group learned rearing behavior, because of the time delay.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 5

The frog jumping contest is fast approaching.Your jumper has a maximum leap of 5 feet, far less than needed for a win.In order to train your frog to jump farther, you should begin by giving it a fly when it jumps .

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A)  any distance
B)  4'11"
C)  5'1"
D)  5'E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 6

Two groups of rats were trained to navigate a runway for food.One group earned a single food pellet, the other received three pellets.What will happen when they are both shifted to a situation in which they earn the alternative reward?

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A)  Rats that initially received the small reward will run faster for the larger reward than the rats that initially received the large reward did.
B)  Rats that initially received the large reward will run faster for the small reward than the rats that initially received the small reward did.
C)  Rats that initially received the small reward will run more slowly for the large reward than the rats that initially received the large reward did.
D)  The two groups will now run at approximately the same speed.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 7

What is meant by belongingness in instrumental conditioning? How does belongingness contribute to animal
"misbehavior" in learning situations?

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Question 8

Which of the following is a conditioned reinforcer?

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A)  money
B)  food
C)  shelter
D)  saccharinE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 9

Which of the following is true of the nature of the instrumental reinforcer in conditioning procedures?

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A)  The quality of the reinforcer is important, but not the quantity.
B)  The quantity of the reinforcer is important, but not the quality.
C)  Neither the quality nor quantity of the reinforcer is important.
D)  Both the quality and quantity of the reinforcer are important.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 10

Jeff always wears red socks on test days because he believes they allow him to earn good grades.Skinner would attribute this behavior to

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A)  a positive response-reinforcer contingency.
B)  adventitious reinforcement.
C)  interim reinforcement.
D)  terminal reinforcement.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 11

With some difficulty, a raccoon was trained to place a single coin in a piggy bank, but when the trainer attempted to train the raccoon to place two coins in the bank, the raccoon rubbed the coins together for minutes on end, and would not drop the coins.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  instinctive drift.
B)  stereotypy.
C)  sensitization.
D)  differential variability.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 12

An important aspect of instrumental conditioning is that

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A)  there are no limitations on the types of new response dimensions that may be modified by instrumental conditioning.
B)  there are no limitations on the types of new behavioral units that may be modified by instrumental conditioning.
C)  relevance relations occur in instrumental conditioning.
D)  the type of behavior that develops does not depend on reinforcer characteristics.E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 13

Thorndike determined that with extensive training, cats will open their mouths in order to gain release from a puzzle box, but will not give a bona fide yawn.This is an example of

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A)  proactive interference.
B)  belongingness.
C)  retroactive interference.
D)  stereotypy.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 14

In some instances, removing a stimulus after some response decreases the occurrence of that response.This is an example of

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A)  positive reinforcement.
B)  negative reinforcement.
C)  omission training.
D)  punishment.E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

How can one measure instrumental behaviors? What are the indicators that learning is taking place?

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Question 16

Shaping depends on which of the following?

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A)  the variability of behavior
B)  nonreinforcement of the target response
C)  continued reinforcement of early response forms
D)  delivering the reinforcer only for responses that exceed any previous responseE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 17

Which of the following would most likely be used in a discrete trial procedure?

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A)  licking water from a tube to gain access to food
B)  pressing a lever to gain access to food
C)  running down a runway to gain access to food
D)  pushing a rod to gain access to foodE) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

The elevated responding for a favorable reward resulting from experience with a less attractive outcome is called

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A)  proactive belongingness.
B)  positive contrast.
C)  negative contrast.
D)  retroactive belongingness.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 19

The cats in Thorndike's puzzle boxes were able to escape more quickly over successive trials.Thorndike interpreted this performance change to reflect

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A)  stimulus-outcome learning.
B)  stimulus-stimulus learning.
C)  stimulus-response learning.
D)  response-outcome learning.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 20

Compare and contrast free-operant and discrete-trial methods for the study of instrumental behavior.

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Exam 5: Instrumental Conditioning

In some instances, removing a stimulus after some response decreases the occurrence of that response.This is an example of

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Which of the following is true of the nature of the instrumental reinforcer in conditioning procedures?

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Which of the following is true of an operant response?

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Shaping depends on which of the following?

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Thorndike determined that with extensive training, cats will open their mouths in order to gain release from a puzzle box, but will not give a bona fide yawn.This is an example of

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The frog jumping contest is fast approaching.Your jumper has a maximum leap of 5 feet, far less than needed for a win.In order to train your frog to jump farther, you should begin by giving it a fly when it jumps .

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Jeff always wears red socks on test days because he believes they allow him to earn good grades.Skinner would attribute this behavior to

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With some difficulty, a raccoon was trained to place a single coin in a piggy bank, but when the trainer attempted to train the raccoon to place two coins in the bank, the raccoon rubbed the coins together for minutes on end, and would not drop the coins.This is an example of

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What is meant by belongingness in instrumental conditioning? How does belongingness contribute to animal "misbehavior" in learning situations?

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In a study where pigeons were reinforced only if the pattern of pecks delivered to two keys was different from the previous 50 patterns, researchers determined that

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The cats in Thorndike's puzzle boxes were able to escape more quickly over successive trials.Thorndike interpreted this performance change to reflect

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The elevated responding for a favorable reward resulting from experience with a less attractive outcome is called

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Compare and contrast free-operant and discrete-trial methods for the study of instrumental behavior.

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Which of the following is not true about behavioral variability?

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Rats in a box were reinforced for rearing behavior.One group received a food pellet 60 seconds following each rear.For another group, each rear was followed immediately by a tone, and then 60 seconds after the rearing, a food pellet was delivered.What do you think happened?

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Two groups of rats were trained to navigate a runway for food.One group earned a single food pellet, the other received three pellets.What will happen when they are both shifted to a situation in which they earn the alternative reward?

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Which of the following would most likely be used in a discrete trial procedure?

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An important aspect of instrumental conditioning is that

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How can one measure instrumental behaviors? What are the indicators that learning is taking place?

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Which of the following is a conditioned reinforcer?

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