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Title: According to the peak shift effect, the peak of a generalization gradient following discrimination ...
Post by: PRiiNNCE on Feb 26, 2018
According to the peak shift effect, the peak of a generalization gradient following discrimination training will shift from the _____ to a stimulus that is further removed from the _____.
 
  A) SR; SD
  B) SD; SR
  C) SD; S
  D) S; SD



Question 2

When her baby cries, Martha understands what he needs even before she goes to him. Martha's skill is best described as resulting from an intensive process of _____.
 
  A) discrimination training
  B) errorless discrimination training
  C) generalization training
  D) fading



Question 3

In an experiment, a rat receives food when it presses a lever in the presence of a 1100-Hz tone but not in the presence of a 1300-Hz tone. The 1100-Hz tone acts as the _____ while the 1300-Hz tone acts as the _____.
 
  A) S; SD
  B) SD; S
  C) SR; SD
  D) SD; SR



Question 4

In an experiment, a pigeon receives food whenever it pecks a green key and not when it pecks a yellow key. In this experiment, the green key acts as the _____ while the yellow key acts as the _____.
 
  A) SD; S
  B) S; SD
  C) SD; SR
  D) SR; SD



Question 5

On a discrimination training task with pigeons, key pecks are reinforced in the presence of the _____ and not in the presence of the _____.
 
  A) S; SD
  B) SD; SR
  C) SR; SP
  D) SD; S



Question 6

Most students will raise their hands to ask a question in a classroom but will not raise their hands to ask a question in the library. The classroom acts as the _____ for the behavior of raising a hand, while the library acts as the _____ for the same behavior.
 
  A) S; SD
  B) SD; SR
  C) SR; SP
  D) SD; S



Question 7

Discrimination training involves
 
  A) reinforcing a behavior in the presence of one stimulus and not another.
  B) sequential exposure to many different stimuli.
  C) continual exposure to only one stimulus.
  D) fading of the SD.


Title: According to the peak shift effect, the peak of a generalization gradient following discrimination ...
Post by: Pita on Feb 26, 2018
(Answer to Q. 1)  C

(Answer to Q. 2)  A

(Answer to Q. 3)  B

(Answer to Q. 4)  A

(Answer to Q. 5)  D

(Answer to Q. 6)  D

(Answer to Q. 7)  A


Title: According to the peak shift effect, the peak of a generalization gradient following discrimination ...
Post by: PRiiNNCE on Feb 26, 2018
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