91.Which of the following is demonstrating extinction of an operant response?
A)Ginny, who learns to dress herself when her mother reinforces her for accomplishing each small step in the process
B)Ron, who receives praise every time he puts his schoolbooks away
C)Hermione, who eventually stops raising her hand when Professor Snape fails to call on her
D)Harry, who learns secret routes that provide an escape from the Dark Forest when he is under attack
E)Malfoy, who leaves school two days early at Christmas break to avoid the rush of holiday traffic
92.Compared to continuous reinforcement, partial reinforcement results in _______ learning that is _______ to extinguish.
A)faster; harder
B)slower; harder
C)faster; easier
D)slower; easier
E)faster; equally difficult
93.Compared to ratio schedules, interval schedules
A)result in faster response rates.
B)result in slower response rates.
C)result in similar response rates.
D)sometimes result in faster response rates and sometimes result in slower response rates.
E)can only be administered on a variable basis.
94.Vlad receives $100 for every ten telemarketing calls he makes. This is an example of a ______ schedule of reinforcement.
A)fixed ratio
B)variable ratio
C)fixed interval
D)variable interval
E)100/10
95.The rats in Dr. Rexington’s learning laboratory are on an “FR-7” schedule of reinforcement. What does this mean?
A)The rats will receive a food pellet after every seventh bar press.
B)The rats will receive a food pellet after an average of every seven bar presses.
C)The rats will receive a food pellet every seven minutes.
D)The rats will receive a food pellet an average of every seven minutes.
E)The rats will receive a food pellet every seven minutes, unless they press the bar seven times in a shorter period of time.
96.A child receives a dime for, on average, every 5 dandelions he pulls from the yard. This is an example of a ______ schedule of reinforcement.
A)fixed ratio
B)variable ratio
C)fixed interval
D)variable interval
E)continuous reinforcement
97.Which of the following best describes charted data for a variable interval schedule of reinforcement?
A)slight dip in responses after reinforcement
B)slow, steady rate of response
C)responses decrease after an initial steep increase
D)fast, steady rates of response
E)responses pause after each reinforcement
98.A schedule of reinforcement in which the first response performed after a specific amount of time has passed is reinforced is called a
A)fixed-ratio schedule.
B)fixed-interval schedule.
C)variable-interval schedule.
D)variable-ratio schedule.
E)continuous reinforcement schedule.
99.Which of the following people is on a variable-ratio schedule of reinforcement?
A)Phillip, who is playing a slot machine at a casino
B)Colette, whose teacher uses pop quizzes
C)Jim, whose professor schedules three exams for the semester, one for every five weeks
D)Elissa, who receives a monthly performance evaluation
E)Angela, who receives compensation for every student she recruits for her college
100.In this type of schedule of reinforcement, a person receives reinforcement for different time periods, and the time periods are not always the same.
A)fixed-interval
B)variable-interval
C)variable-ratio
D)fixed-ratio
E)continuous
