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What is the main difference between positive punishment and negative reinforcement?
What is the main difference between positive punishment and negative reinforcement?
- Positive punishment aims to stop a behavior to avoid an unpleasant consequence, while negative reinforcement aims to continue a behavior to avoid an unpleasant consequence
- Positive punishment aims to continue a behavior to avoid an unpleasant consequence, while negative reinforcement aims to stop a behavior to avoid an unpleasant consequence
- Positive punishment aims to stop a behavior to prevent an unpleasant consequence, while negative reinforcement aims to continue a behavior to stop an unpleasant consequence from happening again (correct)
- Positive punishment aims to continue a behavior to stop an unpleasant consequence from happening again, while negative reinforcement aims to stop a behavior to prevent an unpleasant consequence
What is an example of negative punishment or omission training?
What is an example of negative punishment or omission training?
- Giving a reward for good behavior
- Allowing a child to watch TV for completing homework
- Suspending a driver's license to stop drunk driving
- Sending a child to their room after doing something bad (correct)
What is the purpose of using differential reinforcement of other behavior (DRO)?
What is the purpose of using differential reinforcement of other behavior (DRO)?
- To deliver a positive reinforcer only if the targeted (bad) response occurs
- To periodically deliver a positive reinforcer only if they do something that is NOT the targeted (bad) response (correct)
- To ignore the targeted (bad) response
- To provide a reward for the targeted (bad) response
What determines if instrumental behavior will be repeated?
What determines if instrumental behavior will be repeated?
Which early psychologist proposed the Law of Effect in instrumental conditioning?
Which early psychologist proposed the Law of Effect in instrumental conditioning?
What is an example of a compulsive habit in instrumental conditioning?
What is an example of a compulsive habit in instrumental conditioning?
What is an example of a modern approach to the study of instrumental conditioning?
What is an example of a modern approach to the study of instrumental conditioning?
What is an example of an operant response in a Skinner box?
What is an example of an operant response in a Skinner box?
What is the purpose of response shaping in instrumental conditioning?
What is the purpose of response shaping in instrumental conditioning?
What does shaping usually involve in instrumental conditioning?
What does shaping usually involve in instrumental conditioning?
What is the purpose of measuring response rate in operant conditioning?
What is the purpose of measuring response rate in operant conditioning?
What is an example of an appetitive stimulus in instrumental conditioning?
What is an example of an appetitive stimulus in instrumental conditioning?
What happens in positive punishment in instrumental conditioning?
What happens in positive punishment in instrumental conditioning?
What is an example of negative reinforcement in instrumental conditioning?
What is an example of negative reinforcement in instrumental conditioning?
What does positive reinforcement involve in instrumental conditioning?
What does positive reinforcement involve in instrumental conditioning?
What does reinforcement increase in instrumental conditioning?
What does reinforcement increase in instrumental conditioning?
What is belongingness in instrumental conditioning based on?
What is belongingness in instrumental conditioning based on?
What can cause instinctive drift in instrumental behavior?
What can cause instinctive drift in instrumental behavior?
According to behavior systems theory, what activates when an animal is deprived?
According to behavior systems theory, what activates when an animal is deprived?
What is the main factor that determines the effectiveness of a reinforcer?
What is the main factor that determines the effectiveness of a reinforcer?
Which type of contrast effect is observed when a small reinforcer is followed by a large reinforcer?
Which type of contrast effect is observed when a small reinforcer is followed by a large reinforcer?
What is the term for the relationship between the response and reinforcer in instrumental conditioning?
What is the term for the relationship between the response and reinforcer in instrumental conditioning?
What is the most effective timeframe for reinforcement delivery in instrumental conditioning?
What is the most effective timeframe for reinforcement delivery in instrumental conditioning?
What is the term for a conditioned stimulus previously associated with the reinforcer in instrumental conditioning?
What is the term for a conditioned stimulus previously associated with the reinforcer in instrumental conditioning?
What did Skinner's Superstition Experiment distinguish between?
What did Skinner's Superstition Experiment distinguish between?
What type of behavior increases in frequency due to accidental pairings with delivery of a reinforcer?
What type of behavior increases in frequency due to accidental pairings with delivery of a reinforcer?
What effect disrupts the learning of new instrumental responses as a result of exposure to inescapable stimulation?
What effect disrupts the learning of new instrumental responses as a result of exposure to inescapable stimulation?
What is the key difference between the exposure phase and conditioning phase in the Triadic Design?
What is the key difference between the exposure phase and conditioning phase in the Triadic Design?
What do animals learn during exposure to uncontrollable shocks according to the Learned Helplessness Hypothesis?
What do animals learn during exposure to uncontrollable shocks according to the Learned Helplessness Hypothesis?
What is the term for the interference with the learning of new instrumental responses as a result of exposure to inescapable stimulation?
What is the term for the interference with the learning of new instrumental responses as a result of exposure to inescapable stimulation?
What is the term for behavior that increases in frequency because of accidental pairings with delivery of a reinforcer?
What is the term for behavior that increases in frequency because of accidental pairings with delivery of a reinforcer?
What is the explanation or interpretation of the effect in the triadic design?
What is the explanation or interpretation of the effect in the triadic design?
What is the role of the PFC and Dorsal Raphe in learned helplessness?
What is the role of the PFC and Dorsal Raphe in learned helplessness?
What is the focus of the response-allocation approach in instrumental conditioning?
What is the focus of the response-allocation approach in instrumental conditioning?
What does the law of effect state in instrumental conditioning?
What does the law of effect state in instrumental conditioning?
What is the purpose of the functional perspective in instrumental conditioning?
What is the purpose of the functional perspective in instrumental conditioning?
What is the effect of exposure to uncontrollable stimulation on the dorsal raphe nucleus?
What is the effect of exposure to uncontrollable stimulation on the dorsal raphe nucleus?
What is the associative structure of instrumental conditioning?
What is the associative structure of instrumental conditioning?
What is the focus of the response-allocation approach in instrumental conditioning?
What is the focus of the response-allocation approach in instrumental conditioning?
