Darren is trying to get his young son to eat his peas. At first, Darren praises him whenever he moves his fork near the peas. After the child does this reliably, Darren praises him only if he actually puts a pea on his fork. Then, Darren’s praise is only given when the child puts a pea on his fork and moves the fork toward his mouth. Darren carries on this way until the child eats his peas. What technique is Darren is using to get his son to eat his peas?

Which of the following is an example of a primary reinforcer?

Suppose a child whines continuously until his parents give him a cookie. The cookie would be _______ of the child's behavior of whining.

Suppose a man has his driver's license revoked due to several unpaid traffic tickets. The taking away of his license would be _______ of the man’s behavior of not paying tickets.

If you buy lottery tickets, you may win on average every 15 times you play. This is an example of a _____ schedule of reinforcement.

In the summer term, the professor gives her class donuts every Monday to start off the week. This is an example of a _____ schedule of reinforcement.

  

According to the Premack principle, if a child would rather play video games than do homework, then __________.

A rat with a dorsal striatum lesion would have trouble learning to __________.

Which of the following things would happen if we blocked dopamine in an amphetamine user?