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segrsyd

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In fixed-interval reinforcement, _____.
 
  a. rats press the lever very rapidly when reinforcements are extinguished
  b. the response rate declines when the interval between reinforcements is shortened
  c. the frequency of reinforcers had no effect on how quickly the responses extinguished
  d. the timing of the reinforcement is unrelated to the number of responses

Question 2

Skinner believed that personality is a(n):
 
  a. network of respondent behaviors.
  b. enduring, unique cluster of reinforcements.
  c. pattern or collection of operant behaviors.
  d. set of traits determined by past reinforcements.


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Reply #1 on: Jun 21, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
FEEDBACK: In fixed-interval reinforcement, the timing of the reinforcement has nothing to do with the number of responses. The reinforcer arrives only after the passage of a given time period and the emission of the correct response. Skinner's research showed that the shorter the interval between presentations of the reinforcer, the greater the frequency of response.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
FEEDBACK: From infancy on, we display many behaviors, and those that are reinforced will strengthen and form patterns. This is how Skinner conceived of personality, as a pattern or collection of operant behaviors.


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