PS420 Learning Theories Exam 5 Part 1 Answers (Ashworth College)

Question 4 of 40
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Rapid, steady responding is MOST typical of performance on a:
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A. fixed ratio schedule.
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B. variable ratio schedule.
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C. fixed-interval schedule.
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D. variable-interval schedule.
Question 5 of 40
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After training an avoidance response, response blocking can:
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A. lead to aggression.
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B. help to produce extinction of the avoidance response.
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C. produce an increase in avoidance responses.
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D. lead to increased fear of the CS.
Question 6 of 40
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According to two factor theory, the procedure of response blocking or flooding:
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A. works because the subject's expectations about the consequences of failing to respond are changed.
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B. works because the fear eliciting properties of the CS are extinguished.
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C. works because flooding produces a drastic stimulus change.
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D. should not work.
Question 7 of 40
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Playing the lottery is an example of behavior maintained by a:
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A. fixed ratio schedule.
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B. variable ratio schedule.
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C. variable-interval schedule.
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D. concurrent schedule.
Question 8 of 40
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In a fixed interval 60 second schedule, the delivery of a reinforcer:
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A. depends only on the passage of time.
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B. occurs only if the subject responds rapidly.
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C. requires at least one response.
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D. always occurs precisely 60 seconds after the last reinforcer.