A changeover delay is the experimental equivalent of the time it takes for an animal
A) to travel between two patches of food.
B) to eat a meal.
C) to again feel hungry following a meal.
D) to establish a new steady-state pattern of behavior.
Question 2In _____, the proportion of responses on the richer versus poorer schedules is _____ different than would be predicted by matching.
A) overmatching; more
B) undermatching; less
C) overmatching; less
D) Both a and b are correct.
Question 3The matching law predicts that 86 of responses should be emitted on the VI 10-sec alternative and 14 on the VI 60-sec alternative. In reality, a pigeon emits 75 on the VI 10-sec alternative and 25 on the VI 60-sec alternative. This appears to be an example of
A) bias.
B) undermatching.
C) overmatching.
D) optimization.
Question 4On a concurrent VI 15-sec VI 45-sec schedule, a pigeon responded twice as often on the VI 15-sec alternative. This is an example of
A) matching.
B) undermatching.
C) overmatching.
D) bias.
Question 5In _____, the proportion of responses on the richer versus poorer schedules is _____ different than would be predicted by matching.
A) overmatching; less
B) undermatching; more
C) undermatching; less
D) Both a and b are correct.
Question 6Vollmer and Bourret's (2000 ) discovery that the proportion of two- versus three-point shots attempted by basketball players matches the proportion of points obtained from such shots suggests that shot-making in basketball is to some extent reinforced on a _____ schedule.
A) FR
B) VI
C) VT
D) DRH
Question 7Matching has been observed in
A) the foraging behavior of birds.
B) human social interaction.
C) basketball shots.
D) All of these are correct.
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