psych quiz 1

•Timmy
hits his little sister with toy. Timmy’s mother stops washing dishes and spanks
Timmy. As a result, Timmy is more likely to hit his little sister in the
future.

•Timmy
hits his little sister with toy. Timmy’s mother stops washing dishes and spanks
Timmy. As a result, Timmy is less
likely to hit his little sister in the future.

•You
take two Tylenol and your headache goes away. As a result, you are more
likely to take Tylenol in the future.

•You
take two Tylenol and become very nauseated. As a result, you are less
likely to take Tylenol in the future.

•You
speak Snoop Dogg to
your professor during class and he takes away ten points from your
participation grade. As a resizzle, you are less
likely to talk Snoop Dogg in
the future.

•You
speak Snoop Dogg to
your professor during class and he takes away ten points from your
participation grade. As a resizzle, you are more
likely to talk Snoop Dogg in
the future.

–Reinforcement after a fixed number of
responses

food after every 10 lever presses

–Sales commission

–Reinforcement after a certain number of
responses but the number varies

food delivered on an average of
30 lever presses

–Slot machines

–Reinforcement occurs after a given amount
of time has passed

food after 60 seconds regardless
of number of presses

–Scheduled Exams

–Reinforcement occurs after an
unpredictable amount of time has passed

food after an average of 60
seconds

–From 1 to 120 seconds

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