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Operant Conditioning and Reinforcement

Question 1 of 10

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What is operant conditioning?

Select one of the following:

  • learning behaviors through conditioning and practice

  • learning voluntary behavior through pleasant and unpleasant consequences

  • learning reinforcement through various trials of consequences

Explanation

Question 2 of 10

1

That Psychologist began the use of the term operant conditioning?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Thornlike

  • B.F Skinner

  • Pavlov

  • Watson

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Question 3 of 10

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What experiment was used to test opernant conditioning?

Select one of the following:

  • salivating dogs

  • Bobo the Dog

  • Skinner box

  • Little Albert

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Question 4 of 10

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Law of Effect is a law stating that is an action followed by a pleasurable consequence, it will tend to be repeated, and if followed by an unpleasant consequence, it will tend to not be repeated.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 5 of 10

1

Forcing a child to sit down, is an example of operant conditioning.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 6 of 10

1

experiment of , tested cat's ability to voluntarily escape a in order to escape a confined space. Rubbing against the lever, or in the experiment would lead to a pleasurable of opening the door. However, the experiment took several attempts to teach the cats to rub against the lever, creating a connection of behavior and consequence.

Drag and drop to complete the text.

    Thorndike's
    operant conditioning
    Puzzle Box
    stimulus
    consequence
    voluntarily

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Question 7 of 10

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Reinforcement is a event or stimulus that when following a response, decreases the possibility that the response will occur again.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 8 of 10

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Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

Are the following examples of Punishment, Positive Reinforcement, or Negative Reinforcement?

1. Giving a homeless person man a dollar is an example of
2. Getting paid for working the entire week is an example of .
3. Taking a drunk driver's license away is a an example of
4. Being good around Christmas to get more presents is an example of .
5. A child being back by curfew to avoid getting grounded is an example of .

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Question 9 of 10

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According to the Law of Effect, if John is yelled at for asking for a pet, he is most likely to...

Select one or more of the following:

  • continue asking for a pet, because he was not punished

  • not ask for a pet again because his parents yelled at him

  • ask for a pet again because his parents yelling at him was used to being yelled at

Explanation

Question 10 of 10

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Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

John a Psychology student wrote the following facts about operant conditioning, which are true and which are false.

1. Responses are voluntary.
2. The stimuli in the experiment forms the association.
3. Reinforcement occurs before the unconditioned stimulus.

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