17.2 OC Continued and Reinforcement Schedules

Question 1

in an OC, a stimulus that elicits responses after association w/ an reinforcer (the command, in the case of dog’s ‘roll over’)

Answer 1

discriminative stimulus

Question 2

an innately reinforcing stimulus, such as one that satisfies a biological need (unlearned –> food/water)

Answer 2

primary reinforcers

Question 3

(secondary reinforcers) –> learned association w/ primary reinforcers)

Answer 3

conditioned reinforcers

Question 4

reinforce a response every time the desired behavior occurs

Answer 4

continuous

Question 5

reinforcing a response only part of the time (salesmen and pitches – continue despite not always making a sale)

Answer 5

partial/intermittent response

Question 6

1. __________ _____ has slower acquisition than 2. ________ reinforcement. But it is more 3. ________ to extinction than 4. _______.

Answer 6

1. partial/intermittent response
2. continuous
3. resistent
4. continuous

Question 7

a reinforcement schedule that reinforces a response only after a specified # of responses (one free coffee for every 10)

Answer 7

fixed-ratio reinforcement

Question 8

reinforces seemingly unpredictable # of responses (slot machine or flying-fish)

Answer 8

variable-ratio reinforcement