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What are examples of species-specific defense reactions (SSDR)?

  • Freezing, fleeing, fighting (correct)
  • Singing, dancing, playing
  • Roaming, exploring, nesting
  • Hiding, sleeping, eating

    • What is the difference in defensive responses according to the predatory imminence continuum?

  • Different defensive responses occur depending on the level of danger faced by an animal (correct)
  • Defensive responses are unrelated to the level of danger
  • Defensive responses are always the same regardless of the level of danger
  • Defensive responses occur only when the danger is extreme

    • What is the difference in defensive responses between men and women according to the text?

  • Men exhibit fight or flight responses, while women tend and befriend (correct)
  • Men and women exhibit the same defensive responses
  • Women exhibit fight or flight responses, while men tend and befriend
  • Men and women exhibit avoidance responses only

    • What does the Expectancy Theory of Avoidance propose?

    <p>Encounters with aversive events trigger conscious process of threat appraisal that generates expectations of future threat</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What motivates avoidance responses according to the text?

    <p>Not getting something</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens if a conditioned stimulus (CS) precedes an unconditioned stimulus (US) according to the text?

    <p>CS usually elicits response one lower on the scale than US</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What triggers expectations of shock and responses that turn off the cues elicit expectations of no shock and safety?

    <p>Cues that are paired with shock</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the Predatory Imminence Continuum based on?

    <p>The level of danger faced by an animal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary goal of avoidance conditioning in behavioral psychology?

    <p>To minimize exposure to aversive stimuli</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In avoidance procedures, what must individuals do to prevent an aversive stimulus from occurring?

    <p>Make a specific response</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary mechanism through which punishment decreases the target response?

    <p>Positive contingency</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the difference between active avoidance and passive avoidance?

    <p>Active avoidance involves avoidance conditioning, while passive avoidance involves punishment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who conducted experiments on associative learning in humans using a warm metal plate and shock administration, contributing to the study of avoidance behavior?

    <p>Bechterev</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do discriminated avoidance procedures involve?

    <p>Signaling of an aversive stimulus by a conditioned stimulus (CS)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does non-discriminated (free-operant) avoidance involve?

    <p>Learning avoidance responses without an external warning stimulus (CS)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do demonstrations of free-operant avoidance learning show regarding shock frequency and responding?

    <p>More frequent shocks without responding make it more likely for animals to learn avoidance responses</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does the two-factor theory explain avoidance behavior?

    <p>As negative reinforcement due to the removal of an aversive stimulus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does positive reinforcement through conditioned inhibition of fear or conditioned safety signals involve?

    <p>Response feedback cues and safety signals that provide positive reinforcement for avoidance behavior</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the shock frequency reduction hypothesis state?

    <p>The reduction in the frequency of shock serves to reinforce avoidance behavior</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary effect of time out as a punishment procedure?

    <p>Suppresses behavior that individuals might enjoy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does the intensity of aversive stimulus affect habituation in pigeons and rats?

    <p>High intensity aversive stimulus will suppress responding for a long time</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the impact of increased delay of punishment on behavior suppression?

    <p>Less suppression with increased delay</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do schedules of punishment impact behavior suppression?

    <p>Punishment and reinforcement can both be delivered intermittently</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the impact of FR 500 schedule compared to FR 1 schedule of punishment delivery?

    <p>FR 500 schedule will suppress behavior less</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the impact of mild punishment followed by intense punishment compared to intense punishment followed by mild punishment?

    <p>Mild punishment followed by intense punishment will still suppress behavior</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary impact of response-contingent aversive stimulation on behavior suppression?

    <p>More suppression if the aversive stimulus is triggered by the response</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the impact of non-discriminated (free-operant) avoidance on behavior suppression?

    <p>More suppression if the aversive stimulus is gradually built up</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of reinforcement involves giving food for good behavior?

    <p>Positive reinforcement</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which theory of punishment suggests that punishment is avoidance behavior?

    <p>The Avoidance Theory of Punishment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of learning depends on a R-O relation?

    <p>Instrumental learning</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of reinforcement involves opening an umbrella to remove the rain?

    <p>Negative reinforcement</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary problem associated with the Avoidance Theory of Punishment?

    <p>Hard to induce or classify avoidance behaviors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of learning is dependent on NMDA receptor activation and plasticity?

    <p>Instrumental learning</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of reinforcement involves a slap on the hand to stop stealing?

    <p>Positive punishment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of reinforcement involves a child in a timeout or removal of driver's license?

    <p>Negative punishment/Omission training</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of learning is linked to pavlovian learning where proprioceptive cue (CS) is related to shock (US)?

    <p>Pavlovian learning</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of reinforcement involves pecking for food only when punishment occurs?

    <p>Positive reinforcement</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of learning is effective for moderately trained rats but ineffective for some extensively trained rats?

    <p>Instrumental learning</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of reinforcement involves reinforcing one behavior and punishing another to suppress the punished behavior?

    <p>Negative reinforcement</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Avoidance and Punishment in Behavioral Psychology

    • Avoidance conditioning increases the performance of a target behavior to minimize exposure to aversive stimuli.
    • In avoidance procedures, individuals must make a specific response to prevent an aversive stimulus from occurring, such as opening an umbrella to avoid getting wet.
    • Punishment decreases the target response through a positive contingency where the target response produces an aversive outcome, such as getting burned when touching a hot stove.
    • Active avoidance involves avoidance conditioning, while passive avoidance involves punishment.
    • The study of avoidance behavior originated from experiments by Bechterev, who studied associative learning in humans using a warm metal plate and shock administration.
    • Discriminated avoidance procedures involve the signaling of an aversive stimulus by a conditioned stimulus (CS), and responding during the CS prevents the delivery of the aversive unconditioned stimulus (US).
    • Experimental analysis of avoidance behavior includes escape from fear experiments, independent measurement of fear during the acquisition of avoidance behavior, and extinction of avoidance behavior through response blocking and CS-alone exposure.
    • Non-discriminated (free-operant) avoidance involves learning avoidance responses without an external warning stimulus (CS) and includes the shock-shock interval, response-shock interval, and safety period.
    • Demonstrations of free-operant avoidance learning show that more frequent shocks without responding make it more likely for animals to learn avoidance responses.
    • The two-factor theory explains avoidance behavior as negative reinforcement due to the removal of an aversive stimulus.
    • Positive reinforcement through conditioned inhibition of fear or conditioned safety signals involves response feedback cues and safety signals that provide positive reinforcement for avoidance behavior.
    • Shock frequency reduction hypothesis states that the reduction in the frequency of shock serves to reinforce avoidance behavior, but it is not considered valid as animals can still learn avoidance behavior even with reduced shock frequency.

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