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Operant conditioning quiz for psychology
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1
Fly fishing is one cast of the line after another until a fish takes the bait.
fixed ratio
variable interval
variable ratio
fixed interval
2
Fouling out of a game on the fifth foul.
fixed interval
fixed ratio
variable interval
variable ratio
3
Behavior is controlled by consequences
False
True
4
What is it called when a behavior is no longer reinforced?
Inhibition
Shaping
Extinction
Variability
5
Which is NOT true of Positive Reinforcement and Negative Reinforcement?
NR discourages a behavior
Both encourage a behavior
NR encourages a behavior
PR encourages a behavior
6
Reinforcing a behavior after a specific number of responses has occured is called
Fixed Interval schedule
Variable Interval schedule
Fixed Ratio schedule
Variable Ratio schedule
7
A teacher scolds a student after talking out of turn. This is an example of
Negative Reinforcement
Negative Punishment
Positive Punishment
Positive Reinforcement
8
An owner packs a bowl of catnip for his cat every time it does a trick. What is this called?
Continuous Reinforcement
Secondary Reinforcement
Partial Reinforcement
Primary Reinforcement
9
Positive punishment adds a negative stimuli following a negative behavior
False
Probably False
True
Maybe True
10
Who is the father of Operant Conditioning?
E.B. Titchener
B.F. Skinner
Willhelm Wundt
Chad Patterson
11
What is it called when a desirable stimulus is removed after a behavior occurs?
Negative Punishment
Primary Reinforcement
Positive Punishment
Secondary Reinforcement
12
Reinforcing a behavior with rewards which satisfy an instinctual desire is called
Primary Reinforcement
Secondary Reinforcement
13
Get paid every Friday or having a quiz every Monday.
fixed ratio
variable ratio
fixed interval
variable interval
14
Not knowing when your boss will check on you.
fixed interval
variable interval
variable ratio
fixed ratio
15
Reinforcement is a consequence that increases the likelihood of a behavior
False
True
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A teacher takes away recess from a student. This is an example of
Positive Punishment
Negative Punishment
Negative Reinforcement
Positive Reinforcement
