6. Learning

_____ was one of the first researchers to look at the laws involved in learning voluntary responses.

The heart of operant conditioning is the effect of _________ on behavior.

The behavior of infants and animals can be easily reinforced using

_____  reinforcement is more resistant to extinction than _____ reinforcement.

The law of effect states if an action is followed by a pleasurable consequence, the action is likely to

Small steps in behavior that are reinforced, one after the other, to create a particular goal behavior are known as

Following a response with the removal of something unpleasant is called

Which of the following would be considered a negative reinforcement?

Marco's mom gives him a treat every night after dinner when he picks up his plate and places it in the dishwasher. Marco's mom uses

In most employment situations, people are paid

Fishing is an example of an activity with a _____ schedule of reinforcement.

For every 25 boxes of cookies Tammy sells, her scout troop gets a dollar. On what schedule of reinforcement is Tammy being conditioned?

Tamar just cannot seem to get away from the slot machines. She has no idea how many times she has to pull the levers to win money, but she is aware that at some point, she is likely to win. What schedule of reinforcement is being used in this example?

In a(n) _____, the occurrence of reinforcement is more predictable and therefore the individual being reinforced is more likely to adjust his response to the timing of the reinforcement.

A behavior is more resistant to extinction if it is