PSYC 2660 Final: Final Exam Questions - Assignment #2

• School: University of Manitoba
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2660
• Professor: Gary Martin

Document Summary

Chapter 5 questions: 1, 2, 3, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21: define a rule, and give a sport example that is not in this chapter. A rule is a statement that a specific behaviour will pay off in a particular situation. The three aspects of a rule: antecedent, behaviour, consequence of a reinforcing situation. Sport example: if your late for swim practice, you will have to stay late after practice. Yes, it includes all three aspects of the rule antecedent, behaviour, consequence. Rules that do not identify all three aspects (antecedent, behaviour, and consequence) of a reinforcement situation are called partial rules. Contingency-learned behaviour: behaviour that has been strengthened (or weakened) in settings by the direct effects of consequences in those settings. Sport example: a young soccer player is learning to shoot. At first her kicks are too low and the ball bumps along the ground.