PSYC 351 -PRACTICE QUIZ: KEY CONCEPTS IN BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS AND
LEARNING-2026 UPDATED | 100% CORRECT.
Delay discounting can be categorized as?
a. Hyperbolic decay function
b. Linear function
c. Inverted u-shaped function
d. Sinusoidal function
The presence of a pavlovian process in instrumental conditioning is best exemplified by a
a. R-O association
b. S-R association
c. S-O association
d. S(R-O) association
In behavioral economics, a reinforcer or commodity’s demand curve is
a. Highly elastic for commodities that we depend on the most
b. The rate at which responses will increase over time
c. Unaffected by the existence of substitutes
d. How its consumption is affected by price
e. The degree to which consumption goes up as the price goes up
What are the 3 events in instrumental learning? STIMULUS CONTEXT (S), INSTRUMENTAL
RESPONDING (R), RESPONSE OUTCOME (O)
The behavioral bliss point is
a. The point at which responding on a schedule is maximal
b. What it feels like to have finished all your homework and be allowed to play with toys
c. The unconstrained allocation of responses
d. An attempt to minimize the total deviation of the two responses
e. What it feels like after you meditate
In drug addiction, the argument for the importance of habits diminishes the role of which
instrumental learning component in controlling behavior?
a. LSD
b. R
c. S
d. O
e. XTC
, Discriminative Stimuli are
a. S(R-O) association
b. R-O associations
c. S-O associations
d. S-R associations
TRUE OR FALSE: Delay discounting refers to the idea that the longer we have to wait for a reward, the
more steeply we discount the impact of that time delay on the value of a reinforcer
Which of the following associations is sensitive to reinforcer devaluation?
a. R-O associations
b. S-R associations
c. S(R-O) associations
d. S-O associations
The law of effect suggests that instrumental conditioning occurs through a
a. Puzzling association
b. S(R-O) association
c. S-R association
d. S-O association
e. R-O association
PIT is a task that assess the ability of S to influence R, due to an S-O association
According to delay discounting principles, increasing the delay of both the small and large rewards
a. Makes delay discounting more of a trait rather than a state
b. Increases the discounting rate
c. Makes it easier to exhibit self-control
d. Leads to more impulsivity
e. Makes you want to eat all the marshmallows NOW
Studies shown in class regarding the effect of reinforcement type show that VISUAL stimuli tend to
overshadow AUDITORY stimuli for control of appetitive reinforcers.
The possibility of using discriminative learning to treat drug addiction is based on the premise that
a. A DS- has inhibitory properties over responding
b. The simultaneous presentation of a DS+ and DS- would lead to confusion
LEARNING-2026 UPDATED | 100% CORRECT.
Delay discounting can be categorized as?
a. Hyperbolic decay function
b. Linear function
c. Inverted u-shaped function
d. Sinusoidal function
The presence of a pavlovian process in instrumental conditioning is best exemplified by a
a. R-O association
b. S-R association
c. S-O association
d. S(R-O) association
In behavioral economics, a reinforcer or commodity’s demand curve is
a. Highly elastic for commodities that we depend on the most
b. The rate at which responses will increase over time
c. Unaffected by the existence of substitutes
d. How its consumption is affected by price
e. The degree to which consumption goes up as the price goes up
What are the 3 events in instrumental learning? STIMULUS CONTEXT (S), INSTRUMENTAL
RESPONDING (R), RESPONSE OUTCOME (O)
The behavioral bliss point is
a. The point at which responding on a schedule is maximal
b. What it feels like to have finished all your homework and be allowed to play with toys
c. The unconstrained allocation of responses
d. An attempt to minimize the total deviation of the two responses
e. What it feels like after you meditate
In drug addiction, the argument for the importance of habits diminishes the role of which
instrumental learning component in controlling behavior?
a. LSD
b. R
c. S
d. O
e. XTC
, Discriminative Stimuli are
a. S(R-O) association
b. R-O associations
c. S-O associations
d. S-R associations
TRUE OR FALSE: Delay discounting refers to the idea that the longer we have to wait for a reward, the
more steeply we discount the impact of that time delay on the value of a reinforcer
Which of the following associations is sensitive to reinforcer devaluation?
a. R-O associations
b. S-R associations
c. S(R-O) associations
d. S-O associations
The law of effect suggests that instrumental conditioning occurs through a
a. Puzzling association
b. S(R-O) association
c. S-R association
d. S-O association
e. R-O association
PIT is a task that assess the ability of S to influence R, due to an S-O association
According to delay discounting principles, increasing the delay of both the small and large rewards
a. Makes delay discounting more of a trait rather than a state
b. Increases the discounting rate
c. Makes it easier to exhibit self-control
d. Leads to more impulsivity
e. Makes you want to eat all the marshmallows NOW
Studies shown in class regarding the effect of reinforcement type show that VISUAL stimuli tend to
overshadow AUDITORY stimuli for control of appetitive reinforcers.
The possibility of using discriminative learning to treat drug addiction is based on the premise that
a. A DS- has inhibitory properties over responding
b. The simultaneous presentation of a DS+ and DS- would lead to confusion
