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MCAT Psychological Social Foundations Flashcards: 7c Operant Conditioning Reinforcement

Study 7c Operant Conditioning Reinforcement in MCAT Psychological Social Foundations with focused flashcards that help you recognize the idea, recall the key rule, and apply it in practice-style prompts.

QUESTION

What is a discriminative stimulus (SDS^D) in operant conditioning?

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ANSWER

Cue signaling that a response will be reinforced. Indicates when a behavior will produce reinforcement.

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This deck focuses on 7c Operant Conditioning Reinforcement, giving you a quick way to review the definitions, rules, and examples that matter most for MCAT Psychological Social Foundations.

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In a study of smartphone checking, participants receive a brief, pleasant sound the first time they unlock their phone after a fixed 15-minute period has passed since the last sound (fixed interval 15 min). Which checking pattern is most likely to emerge over days of use?
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