Spontaneous Recovery

question 65

Multiple Choice

Spontaneous recovery:

• A)occurs before the pairing of the CS and US.
• B)occurs after a fixed interval schedule of reinforcement.
• C)is an unlearned response.
• D)can occur once a response has been extinguished

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Definitions:

Postreinforcement Pause

A moment of no response or inactivity that occurs just after reinforcement in a fixed-interval schedule of reinforcement in operant conditioning.

Fixed Ratio Schedule

A reinforcement schedule in operant conditioning where a response is reinforced only after a specified number of responses, promoting a high and steady rate of responding.

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning where the intensity of a behavior is altered through rewards or penalties.

Extinction

The process whereby a conditioned response decreases in frequency and eventually disappears as a result of the conditioned stimulus being presented without the unconditioned stimulus.