Question

choose the answer.
the sequence of the how something gets into memory is:
○ sensory, long term, short term
○ working, long term, short term
○ sensory, short term, long term
○ long term, working sensory
question 49
1 pts
choose the answer.
the most successful reinforcement schedule to use after an animal has learned a trick has been shown to be the:
○ fixed-ratio
○ fixed interval
○ variable- ratio
○ variable- interval

Explanation:

First Question (Memory Sequence)

To determine the correct memory sequence, we recall the stages of memory encoding: information first enters sensory memory (brief, sensory - based), then moves to short - term (working) memory if attended to, and finally can be transferred to long - term memory with rehearsal/processing. The option "sensory, short term, long term" follows this correct order. Other options like "sensory, long term, short term" reverse the short - and long - term order, "working, long term, short term" has incorrect order, and "long term, working sensory" is a jumbled and incorrect sequence.

In operant conditioning, the variable - ratio schedule is highly resistant to extinction and is very effective for maintaining a behavior (like an animal's trick - performing behavior) after it has been learned. Fixed - ratio and fixed - interval schedules have more predictable reinforcement, which can lead to quicker extinction or less consistent behavior maintenance. Variable - interval also doesn't maintain behavior as strongly as variable - ratio. So the most successful reinforcement schedule after an animal has learned a trick is the variable - ratio schedule.

Answer:

C. sensory, short term, long term

Second Question (Reinforcement Schedule)