EXAM 2

• Ratio schedules result in rapid responding.
• Interval schedules result in slow responding.
• Working on commission is an example of...

  fixed ratio
• Receiving a paycheck every month is an example of...

  fixed interval
• Preparing for a monthly inspection is an example of...

  fixed interval
• Preparing for a pop quiz is an example of...

  variable interval
• Preparing for a random drug test is an example of variable interval...
• Working on commission is an example of a...

  fixed ratio
• Daily routines are an example of a...

  fixed ratio
• Gambling is an example of...

  variable ratio
• Slots are an example of...

  variable ratio
• The matching law is when an individual matches the amount of work they will put in for a reinforcer to its quantitive or qualitative value.
• Delayed discounting the decrease in value of a reinforcer as a function of how long the individual waits for it.
• Alcohol results in overstimulation of the nucleus accumbens.
• Alcohol results in weakened inhibition in the prefrontal cortex
• Alcohol results in increased GABA activity (hypo during withdrawal)
• Alcohol results in decreased NMDA activity (hyper during withdrawal)
• Alcohol results in increased dopamine activity in the VTA.
• Negative reinforcement involves avoidance and escape conditioning.
• Positive reinforcement has a positive contigency.
• Omission training has a negative contingency.
• Positive punishment has a negative reinforcer.
• Motivation, extinction, differential reinforcement and behavioral reinforcement influence reinforcement of behaviors.
• Spontaneous recovery is the return of a behavior after returning to experimental setup.