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WorksheetsReinforcement & Punishment
Total questions: 7
Worksheet time: 3mins
At what point in relation to the behavior should a reinforcer be presented to be most effective.
right afterwards
before and during behavior (delay presentation)
simultaneously
trace conditioning
Speaking of delay, which of the following are true?
delay of a REINFORCER mainly impairs learning
delay of a PUNISHER mainly impairs retention
delay of a REINFORCER improves stimulus identification
delay of a PUNISHER improves learning
delay of a REINFORCER leads to slower behavior change, delay of a PUNISHER does not.
In an experiment (Lepper et al, 1973), kids that had been reincorced for drawing later chose to spend...
twice as much time on it.
four times as much time on it.
half as much time on it.
no time on it
How do you call the principle that urges to reinforce with the least powerful reinforcer, that is still effective?
(a)
Just as for reinforcement, punishment works best with a variable and partial schedule
True
False
What is arguably the greatest difference between humans and animals regarding operant conditioning
disposition (animals prefer punishment, humans don't)
attention (animals follow the Yerkes-Dodson-Law, humans don't)
explanation (humans can be helped by explanations, most animals cannot)
interest (humans are more interested in punished, forbidden tasks)
What is a sensible reason for the ability to perservere at difficult tasks.
an innate willforce
learned stimulus control
self-reinforcement
