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Foundations of Learning

Unit 4 Study Guide

1. Describe the three-term contingency and provide an example.

2. Explain what is meant by superstitious behaviours. How do these behaviours develop?


How did Herrnstein refine Skinner’s theory on superstitious behaviours to include those
that are shared by cultures or communities?

3. Explain each of the following in relation to operant conditioning: spontaneous recovery,


extinction, generalization, discrimination.

4. Describe the procedure of shaping. Provide a novel example.

5. Explain how autoshaping can be interpreted as classical conditioning.

6. Is reinforcement necessary for learning? Discuss.

7. Describe one example of evidence that reinforcement can influence visceral responses.

8. Name and describe each of the theories of predicting reinforcers. Provide an example of
each.

9. What is optimization theory? Describe evidence with animals that supports this theory.

10. What does research from behavioral economics show about the demand for addictive
drugs, such as heroin, and how it compares with demand for other commodities, such as
food?

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