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Operant conditioning quiz for psychology
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A teacher scolds a student after talking out of turn. This is an example of
Negative Reinforcement
Negative Punishment
Positive Punishment
Positive Reinforcement
2
What is it called when a behavior is no longer reinforced?
Variability
Shaping
Inhibition
Extinction
3
Which is NOT true of Positive Reinforcement and Negative Reinforcement?
NR discourages a behavior
PR encourages a behavior
NR encourages a behavior
Both encourage a behavior
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Positive punishment adds a negative stimuli following a negative behavior
False
Maybe True
True
Probably False
5
Reinforcement is a consequence that increases the likelihood of a behavior
False
True
6
Reinforcing a behavior after a specific number of responses has occured is called
Variable Ratio schedule
Fixed Ratio schedule
Variable Interval schedule
Fixed Interval schedule
7
What is it called when a desirable stimulus is removed after a behavior occurs?
Negative Punishment
Secondary Reinforcement
Primary Reinforcement
Positive Punishment
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Who is the father of Operant Conditioning?
Chad Patterson
Willhelm Wundt
E.B. Titchener
B.F. Skinner
9
An owner packs a bowl of catnip for his cat every time it does a trick. What is this called?
Primary Reinforcement
Partial Reinforcement
Continuous Reinforcement
Secondary Reinforcement
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Reinforcing a behavior with rewards which satisfy an instinctual desire is called
Secondary Reinforcement
Primary Reinforcement
11
Fly fishing is one cast of the line after another until a fish takes the bait.
fixed interval
fixed ratio
variable interval
variable ratio
12
Fouling out of a game on the fifth foul.
fixed ratio
fixed interval
variable ratio
variable interval
13
Not knowing when your boss will check on you.
variable ratio
fixed interval
variable interval
fixed ratio
14
A teacher takes away recess from a student. This is an example of
Positive Reinforcement
Positive Punishment
Negative Punishment
Negative Reinforcement
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Get paid every Friday or having a quiz every Monday.
fixed interval
variable ratio
fixed ratio
variable interval
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Behavior is controlled by consequences
False
True
