Question

rted: sep 10 at 8:11am
quiz instructions

• you have \unlimited\ attempts. (take each quiz as many times as you wish before the due date.)
• 30 minute time limit.
• 20 multiple choice questions, 1 point each.
• your grade is the \highest\ of all attempts.
• each quiz is worth 20 points.
• no back tracking to change answers. no late work accepted.
• open book

note: there will be 10 quizzes this semester for a total of 200 points. make each quiz count!

question 14

in operant conditioning, discrimination occurs when:

○ a behavior is no longer reinforced and decreases in frequency.

○ an organism responds appropriately to stimuli that signal that a behavior will or will not be reinforced.

○ an organism performs a reinforced behavior in a different situation.

○ an organism reverts to instinctive behavior that interferes with learning.

Explanation:

To solve this, recall operant conditioning terms:

• Extinction: behavior no longer reinforced (eliminates first option).
• Generalization: behavior in new situations (eliminates third option).
• Instinctive drift: reverting to instincts (eliminates fourth option).
• Discrimination: responding to stimuli signaling reinforcement status.

Answer:

B. an organism responds appropriately to stimuli that signal that a behavior will or will not be reinforced.