Week 4 - Operant Conditioning

Question 1 of 10

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❌: the behaviour in which the organism engages in is instrumental to achieving some desirable outcome.

❌: the organism operates on its environment in some way to achieve some desirable outcome.

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Instrumental Conditioning

Operant Conditioning

Explanation

Question 2 of 10

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❌: application of a pleasant stimulus (❌).

❌: removal of an unpleasant stimulus (❌).

❌: application of an unpleasant stimulus (❌).

❌: removal of a pleasant stimulus (❌).

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Positive Reinforcement

happiness

Negative Reinforcement

relief

Positive Punishment

fear

Negative Punishment

anger

Explanation

Question 3 of 10

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Select from the dropdown list to complete the text.

The point of too much energy expended in exchange for too little in return is known as ( ratio, interval, fixed, variable ) strain.

Explanation

Question 4 of 10

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Participants given a 10-stamp card with no stamps filled are less motivated than participants with a 12-stamp card with 2 stamps already completed.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 5 of 10

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Variable-Ratio schedules:

Select one or more of the following:

Fast response rate
Slow response rate
Work hard & at a steady rate
Work strong before reinforcement with a long pause after
Low resistance to extinction
High resistance to extinction

Explanation

Question 6 of 10

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Fixed-Interval schedules:

Select one or more of the following:

Response is fast
Response is slow
Response is scalloped
Work hard & at steady rate
Strong before reinforcement, long pause after
Low resistance to extinction
High resistance to extinction

Explanation

Question 7 of 10

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Variable-Interval schedules:

Select one or more of the following:

Response rate is fast
Response rate is slow
Work at a steady rate
Work is scalloped
High resistance to extinction
Low resistance to extinction

Explanation

Question 8 of 10

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Many small rewards is greater than 1 large reward.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 9 of 10

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❌: a stimulus that is reinforcing without previous training; e.g. food.

❌: an arbitrary event that increases the frequency of an operant response; e.g. money.

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Primary Reinforcer

Conditioned Reinforcer

Explanation

Question 10 of 10

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❌ Behaviour: the specific result of presenting a particular stimulus.

❌ Behaviour: response that occurs without any readily identifiable eliciting stimulus.

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Elicited

Emitted

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Week 4 - Operant Conditioning

Question 1 of 10

❌: the behaviour in which the organism engages in is instrumental to achieving some desirable outcome. ❌: the organism operates on its environment in some way to achieve some desirable outcome.

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Explanation

Question 2 of 10

❌: application of a pleasant stimulus (❌). ❌: removal of an unpleasant stimulus (❌). ❌: application of an unpleasant stimulus (❌). ❌: removal of a pleasant stimulus (❌).

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Explanation

Question 3 of 10

Select from the dropdown list to complete the text.

The point of too much energy expended in exchange for too little in return is known as ratio interval fixed variable( ratio, interval, fixed, variable ) strain.

Explanation

Question 4 of 10

Participants given a 10-stamp card with no stamps filled are less motivated than participants with a 12-stamp card with 2 stamps already completed.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 5 of 10

Variable-Ratio schedules:

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 6 of 10

Fixed-Interval schedules:

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 7 of 10

Variable-Interval schedules:

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 8 of 10

Many small rewards is greater than 1 large reward.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 9 of 10

❌: a stimulus that is reinforcing without previous training; e.g. food. ❌: an arbitrary event that increases the frequency of an operant response; e.g. money.

Drag and drop to complete the text.

Explanation

Question 10 of 10

❌ Behaviour: the specific result of presenting a particular stimulus. ❌ Behaviour: response that occurs without any readily identifiable eliciting stimulus.

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Explanation

❌: the behaviour in which the organism engages in is instrumental to achieving some desirable outcome.

❌: the organism operates on its environment in some way to achieve some desirable outcome.

❌: application of a pleasant stimulus (❌).

❌: removal of an unpleasant stimulus (❌).

❌: application of an unpleasant stimulus (❌).

❌: removal of a pleasant stimulus (❌).

The point of too much energy expended in exchange for too little in return is known as ( ratio, interval, fixed, variable ) strain.

❌: a stimulus that is reinforcing without previous training; e.g. food.

❌: an arbitrary event that increases the frequency of an operant response; e.g. money.

❌ Behaviour: the specific result of presenting a particular stimulus.

❌ Behaviour: response that occurs without any readily identifiable eliciting stimulus.