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Instrumental conditioning
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1Which of the following statements regarding graphing responses of instrumental conditioning is most accurate?
- AA FR-3 schedule will have a steeper consistent linear slope than a FR-5 reinforcement schedule.
- BA steep slope of a VI response graph is indicative of an infrequent reinforcement schedule.
- CThe number of responses per trial is recorded separately for each trial rather than in a cumulative fashion.
- DA VI-3 and VR-5 reinforcement schedule will both have a linear shaped response function.
2Which of the following scenarios would form a scallop graph if the responses were plotted over time?
- ABella is given a sticker because she sells fourteen boxes of cookies on one day and six the next, meeting her target of ten boxes per day.
- BLeah notices that the school bell is close to ringing and works faster to finish cleaning the blackboard so she can head home.
- CLucas is given a cupcake every time he answers three questions correctly in class.
- DLinda is given a free t-shirt for raising ten dollars on average per person who sponsored her for a charity run.
3Professor Vlad doesn't usually come to tutorial, but when he does he gives his students bonus marks if they come to tutorial and participate. When absent, a student loses marks. As a result, the likelihood of students coming to, and participating in, tutorial increases. Which of the following is the SD in this scenario?
- AProfessor Vlad's presence in tutorial.
- BBonus marks gained for attendance.
- CComing to class for tutorial.
- DLoss of marks for absence.
4Which of the following is correct regarding Thorndike's original "puzzle box" experiment?
- AThorndike hypothesized that the rope would always be pulled randomly with no change in any behaviour's frequency.
- BThorndike observed that undesired and random behaviours gradually decreased in frequency after several trials.
- CThorndike observed that the cat, after pulling the rope and receiving a reward once, pulled the rope on all subsequent trials.
- DThorndike hypothesized that the cat's random behaviour will gradually decrease with more trials and it will eventually pull the rope right away.
5What is autoshaping?
- AThe ability to learn a desired behaviour in the absence of a cumulative recorder.
- BThe ability to learn a desired behaviour in the absence of training.
- CThe ability to learn a desired behaviour in the absence of a contingency.
- DThe ability to learn a desired behaviour in the absence of any reinforcement.
6What information do the SD and S-delta provide?
- AThe SD and the S-delta signal what kind of contingency can be formed.
- BThe SD signals when a contingency is not valid and the S-delta signals when a contingency is valid.
- CThe SD signals when a contingency can be formed and the S-delta signals when a contingency cannot be formed.
- DThe SD signals when a contingency is valid and the S-delta signals when a contingency is not valid.
7Which option correctly pairs the type of instrumental conditioning to its corresponding reinforcer and the resulting change in behaviour?
- AEscape: removal of negative reinforcer, so behaviour occurs more often.
- BEscape: maintenance of negative reinforcer, so behaviour occurs less often.
- COmission: addition of positive reinforcer, so behaviour occurs more often.
- DOmission: removal of negative reinforcer, so behaviour occurs more often.
8Which of the following options correctly pairs the type of conditioning its constituent elements involved in contingency formation?
- AInstrumental; stimuli and biologically important events.
- BClassical; behaviours and their consequences.
- CInstrumental; behaviours and their consequences.
- DClassical; specific sounds and their consequences.
9According to the textbook, which of the following outlines the major reason instrumental conditioning is also referred to as operant conditioning?
- AActions over which we have control operate on our surroundings, resulting in specific consequences.
- BAn instrument in learning is similar to an operant in learning, and both refer to the degree to which actions operate on the environment.
- CResponses over which we have no control have an effect on the environment, and lead to either positive or negative outcomes.
- DStimuli that operate on the environment produce the same consequence as behaviours that operate on the environment.
10According to the textbook, which of the following statements about classical conditioning and instrumental conditioning is most correct?
- AClassical conditioning involves learning relationships between two different stimuli, and instrumental conditioning involves an association between two different behaviours.
- BClassical and instrumental conditioning both typically involve contiguity in order for associations to be learned.
- CClassical conditioning was founded by Pavlov, who trained a dog to salivate to a bell, whereas instrumental conditioning was founded by Skinner, who trained two pigeons to hit ping-pong balls back and forth.
- DClassical conditioning elicits an unconscious response from the individual, whereas instrumental conditioning requires a response from the individual AFTER a consequence.
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- Quiz on Instrumental conditioning, created by Jessica Polsoni on 24/04/2019.
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