Operant Conditioning

Who is regarded as the father of operant conditioning?

• Thorndike

• Skinner

• Pavlov

• Watson

Operant conditioning is a learning method that has to do with

• Reinforcement

• Imitation

• Little Albert experiment

• Punishment

Which animal was put into the Skinner box?

• Cat

• Mouse

• Rat

• Dog

Positive reinforcement...

• makes someone more likely to repeat an action in the future

• hinders someone from repeating an action in the future

• strenghtens a behaviour

• eliminates a response

On the first day of school, Tim draws a displeasing picture on the blackboard and the whole class laughs. As a result, he draws a displeasing picture on the board every morning for the rest of the week. His behaviour is a result of...

• positive punishment

• negative punishment

• positive reinforcement

• negative reinforcement

What is Negative Reinforcement?

• Increasing a behavior by adding something that is good.

• Increasing a behavior by taking away something that is bad.

• Decreasing a behavior by adding something that is bad.

• Decreasing a behavior by taking away something that is good.

Getting a piece of candy after getting an answer correct in class is an example of:

• Positive Reinforcement

• Negative Reinforcement

• Positive Punishment

• Negative Punishment

Moving to the shade on a hot day is an example of:

• Positive Reinforcement

• Negative Reinforcement

• Positive Punishment

• Negative Punishment

The result of reinforcement is to

• cause a behavior to stop

• cause a behavior to diminish.

• cause a behavior to continue.

• cause a behavior to occur for only a limited amount of time.

WHAT IS AN OPERANT CONDITIONING PROCEDURE IN WHICH REINFORCERS GUIDE BEHAVIOR TOWARD CLOSER AND CLOSER APPROXIMATIONS?

• OPERANT BEHAVIOR

• RESPONDENT BEHAVIOR

• SHAPING

• STIMULUS