Operant Response Rates Remain Highest When Individuals Anticipate That Their

question 80

Multiple Choice

Operant response rates remain highest when individuals anticipate that their behavior will actually lead to further reinforcement.This best illustrates the importance of ________ in operant conditioning.

• A) latent learning
• B) cognitive processes
• C) biological constraints
• D) intrinsic motivation

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Definitions:

Diffusion Coefficient

Measure of how easily a gas diffuses through a liquid or tissue.

Surface Tension

The elastic tendency of a fluid surface which makes it acquire the least surface area possible.

Lung Recoil

Decrease in the size of an expanded lung as a result of a decrease in the size (volume) of its alveoli; due to elastic recoil of elastic fibers surrounding alveoli and water surface tension of a thin film of water within alveoli.

Respiratory Muscles

The muscles involved in the process of breathing, including the diaphragm and intercostal muscles.