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On a VI schedule, reinforcement is contingent upon _____ an unpredictable period of time.

A) not responding for
B) the first response following
C) the first response during
D) Both a and b are correct.

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Romeo finds that girls pay attention to him when he smiles but not when he burps. He now smiles a lot and rarely burps when girls are present. This is an example of the effect of

A) differential reinforcement.
B) differential discrimination.
C) response generalization.
D) a complex schedule.

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In general, a VI schedule produces a _____ rate of response, often with _____ pause following the delivery of each reinforcer.

Which schedule of reinforcement produces a steady-state behavior that appears to be "scalloped"?

How can a contingency of reinforcement affect the behavioral bliss point?

Birthday gifts are best described as examples of reinforcers that are received on a(n) _____ schedule.

Justin's dog has to sit down, then lay down, then roll over, and then beg in order to earn a treat. The behavior that will be performed best is likely to be

Describe the drive reduction theory of reinforcement. What is a major difficulty with this theory? What is incentive motivation?

Sue's boyfriend typically spends three evenings a week with his friends. Sue demands that he spend only one evening per week with his friends. As a result, he begins doing favors for her in order to entice her to let him spend more time with his friends. This example best describes the

A prime example of behavior maintained on a variable ratio schedule is

In which of the following types of schedules is the response entirely response contingent?

Each time the dog scratches at the door, its owner lets it outside. In technical terms, this is an example of a(n) _____ schedule of reinforcement.

After Justin gets up in the morning, he showers, shaves, gets dressed, eats breakfast, and then drives to work. In this chain of behaviors, the terminal reinforcer is

In a chained schedule, the consequences for the early behaviors in the chain function as _____ that also serve as _____ for the next behavior.

Ahmed finds that his teacher increases his math homework by 10 problems every alternate day. This is best described as an example of

Anson puts in very little work during his term at college. But at the end of the term, when the workload suddenly increases, he finds it difficult to study and sometimes suffers a breakdown. This seems to be an example of

Karl plays cards for several hours a day and spends only a few minutes studying. According to the Premack principle,

Superstitious behavior is most likely to develop on a(n) _________ schedule of reinforcement

With which approach to reinforcement would an extremely hungry person most easily identify?

Suppose you are paid $5 for every 10 survey results you code into a computer program. This is an example of a _____ schedule.