Unit 6 Operant Conditioning

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Operant Conditioning

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1
A punishment will likely cause behavior to ____________.
Decrease in frequency
Increase in frequency
Deviate from conditioning
Not work
2
You get Jimmy Johns for helping your neighbor load their moving truck, so you help more often.
Positive punishment
Positive reinforcement
Negative punishment
Negative reinforcement
3
You ran 3 miles before you took an exam due to stress. Now, you run every time your stressed
Negative reinforcement
Positive punishment
Positive reinforcement
Negative punishment
4
A ___________ causes behavior to likely happen again
punishment
unconditioned response
reinforcement
conditioned stimulus
5
To stop the whining, Ryan's parents let him skip eating his broccoli and cauliflower.
Negative reinforcement
Positive punishment
Negative punishment
Positive reinforcement
6
Students are rewarded with arbitrary points in a quiz game, they want to play more often
Positive reinforcement
Positive punishment
Negative punishment
Negative reinforcement
7
A child is given a bag of M&M's when throwing a temper tantrum. They throw a fit more often
Negative reinforcement
Negative punishment
Positive punishment
Positive reinforcement
8
Tina is mocked for caring about current events, now she doesn't watch the news as often
Negative reinforcement
Negative punishment
Positive reinforcement
Positive punishment
9
Brian won't hesitate to wash the dishes to avoid his dad yelling at him.
Negative punishment
Positive reinforcement
Negative reinforcement
Positive punishment
10
A prisoner refuses to speak, so he is tortured until he breaks his silence.
Positive reinforcement
Negative reinforcement
Negative punishment
Positive punishment

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