A Fixed-Interval,60-Second Schedule Delivers a Reinforcer

question 291

Multiple Choice

A fixed-interval,60-second schedule delivers a reinforcer:

• A)every 60 seconds.
• B)after 60 responses.
• C)for the first response that occurs after 60 seconds elapse.
• D)60 seconds after a response is emitted.

Identify and describe strategies for enhancing memory, including maintenance and elaborative rehearsal.

Recognize the limitations and potentials for error in eyewitness testimony and memory recall.

Define memory and understand its role as an active system in processing information.

Identify and explain the effects of disorders such as Alzheimer's disease on memory.

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Definitions:

Relatively Permanent

A term often used in psychology to describe changes or effects that endure over time, although not necessarily without the possibility of change.

Classical Conditioning

A conditioning method where the continuous association of two stimuli results in a response initially provoked by the second stimulus becoming evoked by the sole presentation of the first stimulus.

Ivan Pavlov

A Russian physiologist best known for his work in classical conditioning, demonstrating the learning process through the Pavlov's dogs experiment.

Operant Conditioning

A learning process in which the strength of a behavior is modified by reinforcement or punishment.