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Thalia trains her gerbil using a conditioned reinforcement procedure. She uses both a loud clicker and a bright flashing light to signal a backup reinforcer (the gerbil’s favorite treat) is coming. Why might Thalia’s procedure be ineffective?

Which is an example of a percentile schedule of reinforcement?

Cheyanne decided to evaluate employee performance in “closing” the store duties each evening. The same people close on Monday nights and a completely different group of people close on Tuesday nights. For the Monday night closers, Cheyanne adds a $1 incentive for each closing task performed correctly. For the Tuesday night closers, Cheyanne takes away $1 for each closing task performed incorrectly. In accordance with loss aversion, which closers are likely to perform more tasks correctly?

You have signed up for several studies, but you show up inconsistently. Eventually, you agree to participate in a study in which you earn $10 each time you show up to participate in a research study. You never miss an appointment and earn $50! The $10 is a _____.

What is the term for the process of weakening a conditioned response (CR) by repeatedly presenting the conditioned stimulus (CS) without the unconditioned stimulus (UCS)?

A pigeon has learned to peck a green key to receive access to food. One day, the pigeon contacts extinction – pecking the green key no longer accesses reinforcement. The pigeon begins to engage in several brand-new topographies of behavior, including pecking several surfaces in the operant chamber, flapping its wings, and running around in a circle. None of these result in reinforcement. This brand-new topographies of behavior is example of

If a neutral stimulus is repeatedly paired with the unconditioned stimulus (UCS) in Pavlovian conditioning, what is likely to happen to the neutral stimulus?

In a single-case design, “level” refers to

John is using visual analysis to analyze his data. He notices that the data remain stable, and the stable data occur at lower rates in the intervention phase. There is a difference in ______ between phases in baseline and intervention.

If behavior does NOT increase when a stimulus is provided contingent on behavior, the stimulus is NOT a reinforcer.