Question 1

Mowrer's two-factor theory of punishment contends fear is not important for the environmental events present during punishment.

Accepted Answer

Mowrer's two-factor theory of punishment suggests that fear is important as it is conditioned to environmental events present during punishment, which then motivates avoidance behavior.

Question 2

Matching law assumes that when an animal has access to different schedules of reinforcement,the animal allocates its response to one schedule.

Accepted Answer

The matching law assumes that an animal will distribute its responses proportionally across different schedules of reinforcement, not allocate all responses to just one schedule.

Question 3

The two-factor theory of avoidance learning contends fear is first conditioned to the environmental conditions that precede the aversive event.

Accepted Answer

The two-factor theory of avoidance learning suggests that fear is initially conditioned to environmental cues associated with an aversive event, which then motivates avoidance behavior to reduce fear.

Question 4

Compare and contrast the matching law with maximizing law.

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Question 5

Animals will respond in a manner that allows them to be as close to a blisspoint as possible.

Accepted Answer

Animals are motivated to achieve a state of optimal satisfaction or comfort, known as the blisspoint, by adjusting their behavior to meet their needs and desires.

Question 6

Matching law contends individual choices depend on which choice produces the shortest delay in responding.

Accepted Answer

The matching law suggests that the proportion of responses matches the proportion of reinforcements received, not necessarily the shortest delay in responding.

Question 7

The parietal cortex responds based on the desirability of different choices as predicted by the matching law.

Accepted Answer

The parietal cortex is involved in decision-making processes, and the matching law describes how organisms allocate their responses in proportion to the rewards received, which aligns with the parietal cortex's role in evaluating the desirability of choices.

Question 8

Matching law assumes that when an animal has access to different schedules of reinforcement,the animal allocates its response in proportion to the level of reinforcement available on each schedule.

Accepted Answer

The matching law states that the proportion of responses on a particular schedule matches the proportion of reinforcements obtained from that schedule, reflecting the distribution of reinforcement.

Question 9

Matching law does not predict choice behavior in humans.

Accepted Answer

The matching law does predict choice behavior in humans by describing how individuals allocate their responses among available options based on the relative rates of reinforcement.

Question 10

According to D'Amato's view of avoidance learning,environmental cues present during shock produce an anticipatory pain response which then acts to motivate an escape behavior.

Accepted Answer

D'Amato's view suggests that environmental cues associated with a shock can trigger an anticipatory pain response, motivating the organism to engage in escape behavior to avoid the shock.

Question 11

Thorndike's negative law of effect suggests punishment increases the strength of a stimulus response bond.

Accepted Answer

Thorndike's negative law of effect suggests that punishment weakens the strength of a stimulus-response bond, not increases it.

Question 12

What is the matching law? What does it contend?

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Question 13

Describe Mowrer's two-factor theory of avoidance.

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Question 14

The persistence of avoidance behavior depends on the duration of exposure to the feared stimulus.That is,the longer the exposure,the weaker the avoidance response.

Accepted Answer

The statement correctly describes the phenomenon of habituation, where repeated exposure to a stimulus leads to a decrease in the response to that stimulus.

Question 15

Blisspoint predicts that an animal emits a minimum number of contingent responses to obtain the maximum level of reinforcing activities.

Accepted Answer

Blisspoint theory suggests that an animal will distribute its responses to maximize overall satisfaction or utility, not necessarily minimizing responses for maximum reinforcement.

Question 16

Compare and contrast Premack's probability-differential theory with response deprivation theory.

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Quiz 7: Theories of Appetitive and Aversive Conditioning