Pigeons and Rats Who Are Reinforced on Fixed Interval Schedules

question 244

Multiple Choice

Pigeons and rats who are reinforced on fixed interval schedules stop responding immediately after they receive a reinforcer and do not start again until just before the next scheduled reinforcement.This illustrates that these animals are

• A) "stuck in time."
• B) intuitive thinkers.
• C) cognitive time travelers.
• D) strongly influenced by circadian rhythms that can help or hinder training.

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Definitions:

Procedural Memories

Memories of motor skills and actions that have been learned previously and can be performed without conscious thought, as part of an individual's implicit memory.

Very Recent Memories

Memories of events that have occurred in the immediate past, often within minutes to days.

Long-Term Potentiation

An increase in synaptic strength following high-frequency stimulation of a chemical synapse, important for learning and memory.

Synaptic Firing Potential

The likelihood or ability of neurons to transmit an electrical or chemical signal across the synapse to another neuron.