FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT PSY LEARNING CH. 6

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FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT PSY LEARNING CH. 6

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Question 1: Being paid to study is a(n) ___ reinforcer for studying.

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extrinsic and contrived

Question 2: A secondary reinforcer can also be called a(n) ___ reinforcer.

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conditioned Question 3: A dog is given a treat each time it comes when called, and as a result no longer comes when called. The ___ is an example of ___.

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treat; a punisher

Question 4: shaping

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The gradual creation of new operant behavior through reinforcement of successive approximations to that behavior

Question 5: primary reinforcer (or unconditioned reinforcer)

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An event that is innately reinforcing Question 6: Andre praises his young daughter for being assertive, after which she becomes even more assertive. This is an example of ___.

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positive reinforcement Question 7: The term "positive punishment" refers to the ___ of a stimulus following a response which then leads to a(n) ___ in the future strength of that response.

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presentation; decrease

Question 8: operant behavior

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A class of emitted responses that result in certain consequences; these consequences, in turn, affect the future probability or strength of those responses

Question 9: law of effect

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As stated by Thorndike, the proposition that behaviors that lead to a satisfying state of affairs are strengthened or "stamped in," while behaviors that lead to an unsatisfying or annoying state of affairs are weakened or "stamped out."

Question 10: secondary reinforcer (or conditioned reinforcer)

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An event that is reinforcing because it has been associated with some other reinforcer

Question 11: positive reinforcement

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The presentation of a stimulus (one that is usually considered pleasant or rewarding) following a response, which then leads to an increase in the future strength of that response

Question 12: A primary reinforcer can also be called a(n) ___ reinforcer.

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unconditioned

Question 13: In correct order, the three-term contingency consists of ___.

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antecedent, behavior, and consequence

Question 14: contrived reinforcers

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Reinforcers that have been deliberately arranged to modify a behavior; they are not a typical consequence of the behavior in that setting. Also called artificial reinforcers.Question 15: Behaviorists have found it useful to define operant behavior as a(n) ___.

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class of responses Question 16: A restaurant sign can be viewed as a(n) ___ for entering the restaurant and getting a hamburger.

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discriminative stimulus Question 17: If a mother kisses her child whenever he breaks a dish and, as a result, he breaks fewer dishes in the future, the kissing would by definition be a ___.

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punisher

Question 18: extrinsic reinforcement

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The reinforcement provided by a consequence that is external to the behavior, that is, an extrinsic reinforcer Question 19: Jack works extremely hard at whatever task he is assigned. According to learned industriousness theory, working hard is which sort of reinforcer for Jack?

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secondary reinforcer

Question 20: For a student, seeing a large 'A' at the top of a marked paper or exam could be considered ___.

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a conditioned reinforcer, a secondary reinforcer and a generalized reinforcer

Question 21: intrinsic reinforcement

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Reinforcement provided by the mere act of performing the behavior; the performance of the behavior is inherently reinforcing Question 22: Behaviors that are motivated by some added incentive are said to be ___ motivated.

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extrinsically Question 23: Over time, we are likely to become more and more efficient at washing dishes. This is mostly the result of ___.

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shaping

Question 24: Thorndike found that cats learned to escape from a puzzle box ___.

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gradually Question 25: At the zoo one day, you notice a zookeeper coaxing a camel into a pen by blowing a whistle. It is probably the case that the whistle has been paired with ___, and is now functioning as a(n) ___.

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food; secondary reinforcer

Question 26: Skinner's restatement of Thorndike's law of effect is ___.

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less mentalistic