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B.F. Skinner's Operant Conditioning

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What were the three types of responses?

Neutral operants, Reinforcers, and Punishers.

Neutral operants, Food, or Electric shock.

Nothing, Love or Hate.

Nothing, Rewards, or Punishments.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is operant conditioning?

When you learn from rats.

When you learn by getting snacks and electric shocks.

When you learn by using reinforcements and punishers.

When you learn from compliments or lectures.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is an example of a positive reinforcement?

When a child earns nothing for doing their chores.

When a child earns $5 for doing their chores.

When a child feels good about getting their chores done.

When a child is punished for doing their chores.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is an example of negative reinforcement?

A child never does his chores and gets punished for it.

A child gets $5 every time he does his chores right.

A child gets ice cream for doing his chores wrong, despite being told multiple times how to do it.

When a child is punished everyday for not doing their chores right, despite never being taught.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the purpose of a reinforcement?

To strengthen a behavior.

To decrease a behavior.

To keep an equal amount of strengthening and decreasing.

To stop a behavior entirely.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

Was Skinner's theory successful?

I don't know.

No, it wasn't.

Yes, it was.

Not really.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What kind of animals did Skinner use in his experiments?

Rats and parrots.

Cats and pigeons.

Pigeons and mice.

Rats and pigeons.

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