Lecture 10

Question 1

Distribution of behaviour betweeen or among alternative sources of reinforcement is equal to the distribution of reinforcement for the alternatives— Behaviour matches reinforcement. Organisms demonstrate preference foe the most reinforcing events settings.

Answer 1

The Matching Law

Question 2

Occurs when the respinse proportion for one alternative is consistently higher (or lower) than its reinforcement proportion

Answer 2

Bias

Question 3

Change in one component of a multiple schedule that increases or decreases the rate of responding on that component is accompanied by a change in the response rate in the opposite direction on the other, unaltered component of the schedule

Answer 3

Behavioural contrast

Question 4

A metaphor to describe a rate of responding and its resistance to change following an alteration in reinforcement conditons.

Answer 4

Behavioural momentum

Question 5

The component performances are trained until response rates are stable, then the relative resistance of response rate is examined by pre feeding (satiation) or extinction, the disrupters applies equally to each schedule

Answer 5

Disrupters

Question 6

Is measured by comparing response rate under disruption with the immediately preceding baseline response rate.

Answer 6

Resistance to change