With operant conditioning, if a response will only be reinforced after an unpredictable number of responses have been made, the type of reinforcement schedule that is in place is referred to as a:
a. variable-ratio schedule
b. fixed-ratio schedule
c. fixed-interval schedule
d. variable-interval schedule
A
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After breakfast, Xua left for school and was involved in a terrifying car accident. Later in the day, he tried to remember what he had eaten for breakfast. While he could remember every second of the car accident, he couldn't seem to recall what he had eaten for breakfast. What might explain this difference in his memory recall of his morning?
A. The terror of the accident took away his memories of prior to the accident. B. He probably experienced retrograde amnesia from the car accident. C. He probably experienced a huge rush of stress hormones just prior to the accident, making it easier to recall those events. D. He probably blocked out breakfast, superstitiously thinking it may have been the reason he had the accident.
How could someone get you to rate cartoons as being funnier than usual? a. Ask you to hold a pen with your teeth
b. Ask you to hold a ball with your left hand. c. Ask you to suck your thumb like a toddler. d. Ask you to blink your eyes repeatedly.
Neuroscience research has found that _____ produces positive structural changes in the brain
a. prayer b. meditation c. believing in God d. being at rest
Which of the following is NOT a step in the behavioral self-management program discussed in your textbook?
a. choose a target behavior b. record a baseline c. choose reinforcing and punishing self-statements d. adjust your plan as you learn more about your behavior