Question 1

Drug addicts continue taking drugs in part to avoid the unpleasant effects of withdrawal. In this case, the behavior of taking drugs is being:

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A)   positively reinforced.
B)   negatively reinforced.
C)   positively punished.
D)   negatively punished.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 2

A conditioning chamber called a _____ delivers reinforcement or punishment automatically whenever an animal makes a particular response.

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A)   classroom
B)   Thorndike box
C)   pigeon box
D)   Skinner boxE) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 3

Which area of the brain was informally known as the "pleasure center" after Old's experiment where the rats "liked" the electrical stimulation?

Accepted Answer

A)   the nueral cortex
B)   the orbitofrontal cortex
C)   the substantia nigra pars compacta
D)   the ventral tegmental areaE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Exam 5: Operant Conditioning:

Drug addicts continue taking drugs in part to avoid the unpleasant effects of withdrawal. In this case, the behavior of taking drugs is being:

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A conditioning chamber called a _____ delivers reinforcement or punishment automatically whenever an animal makes a particular response.

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Which area of the brain was informally known as the "pleasure center" after Old's experiment where the rats "liked" the electrical stimulation?

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Exam 5: Operant Conditioning:

Drug addicts continue taking drugs in part to avoid the unpleasant effects of withdrawal. In this case, the behavior of taking drugs is being:

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A conditioning chamber called a _____ delivers reinforcement or punishment automatically whenever an animal makes a particular response.

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Which area of the brain was informally known as the "pleasure center" after Old's experiment where the rats "liked" the electrical stimulation?

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