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Before conditioning occurs it’s a neutral stimulus. Operant behavior is controlled by: o The consequences that follow the behavior The law of effect states that: o Behaviors followed by positive consequences become more likely to occur The crucial connection in operant conditioning is between: o Response and reinforcement Purchasing state lottery tickets is reinforced with monetary winnings on a _____ schedule: o Variable ratio Reinforcing a response after an unpredictable number of responses that average out to a particular value is an example of a _____ schedule: o Variable ratio An example of baseline responding in an operant conditioning experiment would be: o The number of times a pigeon pecks a key before it is reinforced Money is an example of a: o Secondary reinforce Extinction is slower: o When responses are intermittently reinforced After extinction, a rat might occasionally press a bar even though it will no longer receive food. This is called: o Spontaneous recovery The electric shock an animal receives in escape learning is a: o Negative reinforce Why are avoidance responses difficult to extinguish? o There is no opportunity to see that the adverse something has been removed Punishment: o Brings on an adverse stimulus Negative reinforcement: o Decreases the probability of a response Which of the following is an example of negative reinforcement? o Waking up just before the alarm clock goes off in order to avoid the obnoxious noise For punishment to work it should be: o Consistently administered Punishment works best if: o An alternative behavior is available An ape who scratches its head, jumps up, and uses a nearby stick to knock a banana out of a tree is exhibiting: o Insight Paying a child who already likes school to receive better grades can reduce interest in school via o Over justification...