Question 1

Experimental evidence suggests that how the behavioral bliss point is achieved is important.For example,rats may first run,then drink.This is a challenge to the bliss point approach because

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A)   the bliss point approach is molar.
B)   the bliss point approach is molecular.
C)   the bliss point is based on behavioral drives.
D)   the bliss point is based on sensory reinforcement.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 2

The problem with assuming that R-O relationships act alone to produce instrumental behavior is that

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A)   it is difficult to demonstrate R-O relationships in the laboratory.
B)   R-O relationships are theoretical constructs.
C)   the R-O relationship does not explain what causes the response in the first place.
D)   R-O relationships ignore rg-sg mechanisms.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 3

A researcher expresses the behavioral bliss point for two behaviors,drinking and running as a simple ratio of running/drinking.The initial bliss point is given the value of X.After several weeks,in which the animal in question is allowed to remain in the environment,the researcher should expect that the bliss point will be

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A)   greater than X.
B)   the same as X.
C)   less than X.
D)   unpredictable given the data.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 4

Intuition suggests that subjects make responses in order to receive a particular outcome.What evidence is there of R-O associations in animals?

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Question 5

Kim was working diligently on her art project in order to earn a gold star.According to modern two-process theory,when she smelled the perfume of her favorite teacher,signaling the teacher's arrival,Kim's work rate

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A)   remained the same.
B)   increased at first, then decreased.
C)   increased.
D)   decreased.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

According to the modern two-process theory,instrumental behavior reinforced by food or other appetitive reinforcers is motivated by

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A)   relief.
B)   hope.
C)   fear.
D)   disappointment.E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 7

When response allocation cannot return an organism to its bliss point,the response allocation between instrumental and contingent behaviors becomes a matter of compromise.Which theory suggests that the new distribution of behaviors is the least different from bliss point?

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A)   drive reduction theory
B)   minimum deviation model of behavioral regulation
C)   the Premack principle
D)   optimal foraging theoryE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

Compare the Premack principle to the response deprivation hypothesis.What evidence supports the response deprivation hypothesis?

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Question 9

According to behavioral regulation theories,when a rat is hungry,it pushes a lever to get food in order to

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A)   reduce a physiological drive state.
B)   guard a behavioral bliss point.
C)   receive the sensory stimulation of consuming the food.
D)   make the species typical response of consuming food.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 10

Hull and Spence added a classical conditioning component to Thorndike's Law of Effect by suggesting that the presence of stimuli S

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A)   elicits the response.
B)   elicits an expectation of the response.
C)   elicits the outcome.
D)   elicits an expectation of the outcome.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 11

Which of the following is not considered a contribution of the Premack principle?

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A)   It encouraged thinking about reinforcers as responses.
B)   It pointed out that any activity could be used as a reinforcer.
C)   It pointed out sensory reinforcement as an alternative to drive reduction.
D)   It paved the way for applications of reinforcement procedures to many differing human problems.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 12

Which of the following theories views an instrumental contingency as a disruption of the most comfortable distribution of responses?

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A)   drive reduction theory
B)   the bliss point approach
C)   the response deprivation hypothesis
D)   optimal foraging theoryE) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 13

Which of the following theories suggests it is possible for a low probability response to reinforce a high probability response?

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A)   the Premack principle
B)   the differential probability theory
C)   drive reduction theory
D)   the response deprivation hypothesisE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 14

According to the modern two-process theory,the emotional state generated by an instrumental conditioning procedure is determined by

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A)   the CS modality.
B)   the type of reinforcer presented.
C)   the type of instrumental response.
D)   the rg mechanism.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

According to the reward-specific expectancy theory,lever press behavior resulting in access to food will increase if a CS is presented that had previously been paired with

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A)   water.
B)   food.
C)   sucrose.
D)   All of the aboveE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 16

A major contribution of the Premack principle is that

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A)   it focused attention on the homeostatic mechanisms of behavior.
B)   it encouraged thinking about reinforcers as responses.
C)   it began the discussion of neural mechanisms of reinforcement.
D)   it challenged drive reduction theory by focusing attention on sensory reinforcement.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

What is the behavioral bliss point? How does an experimenter determine the bliss point? How does the bliss point approach account for reinforcer effects?

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Question 18

In some cases,imposing an instrumental contingency makes it impossible for an organism to return to the free-baseline behavioral bliss point.In these circumstances,

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A)   the animal relies on physiological mechanisms of motivation.
B)   the animal relies on sensory reinforcement.
C)   the animal performs whichever response was last reinforced.
D)   the animal is motivated to defend against challenges to its most comfortable distribution of responses.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 19

In order to determine if one response will reinforce another,what would Premack suggest you need to know?

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A)   the primary drive level of the subject
B)   the incentive drive level of the subject
C)   the species typical response rate
D)   the probabilities of each responseE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 20

The emotional state "hope" occurs when

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A)   a CS+ for an appetitive stimulus is presented.
B)   a CS- for an appetitive stimulus is presented.
C)   a CS+ for an aversive stimulus is presented.
D)   a CS- for an aversive stimulus is presented.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

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According to behavioral regulation theories,when a rat is hungry,it pushes a lever to get food in order to

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Experimental evidence suggests that how the behavioral bliss point is achieved is important.For example,rats may first run,then drink.This is a challenge to the bliss point approach because

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Kim was working diligently on her art project in order to earn a gold star.According to modern two-process theory,when she smelled the perfume of her favorite teacher,signaling the teacher's arrival,Kim's work rate

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Which of the following theories views an instrumental contingency as a disruption of the most comfortable distribution of responses?

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According to the modern two-process theory,the emotional state generated by an instrumental conditioning procedure is determined by

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In order to determine if one response will reinforce another,what would Premack suggest you need to know?

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The problem with assuming that R-O relationships act alone to produce instrumental behavior is that

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According to the reward-specific expectancy theory,lever press behavior resulting in access to food will increase if a CS is presented that had previously been paired with

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Hull and Spence added a classical conditioning component to Thorndike's Law of Effect by suggesting that the presence of stimuli S

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Intuition suggests that subjects make responses in order to receive a particular outcome.What evidence is there of R-O associations in animals?

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The emotional state "hope" occurs when

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Compare the Premack principle to the response deprivation hypothesis.What evidence supports the response deprivation hypothesis?

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According to the modern two-process theory,instrumental behavior reinforced by food or other appetitive reinforcers is motivated by

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In some cases,imposing an instrumental contingency makes it impossible for an organism to return to the free-baseline behavioral bliss point.In these circumstances,

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Which of the following is not considered a contribution of the Premack principle?

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Kim was working diligently on her art project in order to earn a gold star.According to modern two-process theory,when she smelled the perfume of her favorite teacher,signaling the teacher's arrival,Kim's work rate

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According to the modern two-process theory,the emotional state generated by an instrumental conditioning procedure is determined by

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In order to determine if one response will reinforce another,what would Premack suggest you need to know?

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The problem with assuming that R-O relationships act alone to produce instrumental behavior is that

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According to the reward-specific expectancy theory,lever press behavior resulting in access to food will increase if a CS is presented that had previously been paired with

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Hull and Spence added a classical conditioning component to Thorndike's Law of Effect by suggesting that the presence of stimuli S

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Intuition suggests that subjects make responses in order to receive a particular outcome.What evidence is there of R-O associations in animals?

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Compare the Premack principle to the response deprivation hypothesis.What evidence supports the response deprivation hypothesis?

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According to the modern two-process theory,instrumental behavior reinforced by food or other appetitive reinforcers is motivated by

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