B.F. Skinner

Who inspired B.F. Skinner to study psychology?

• Watson

• Piaget

• Vygotsky

True or False: Operant behavior is based on the environment and is followed by a consequence

• True

• Falses

What is this an example of:

the floor’s electric current is turned off when the rat hit the lever

• Positive Punishment

• Positive Reinforcement

• Negative Reinforcement

• Negative Punishment

What strengthens the behior it follows

• Punishment

• Respondant

• Operant

• Reinforcement

What is this an example of:

Encouraging students during presentations or discussions (clap, praise)

• Positive Punishment

• Negative Punishment

• Positive Reinforcement

• Negative Reinforcement

B.F. Skinner was a strong advocate for

• Constructivism

• Behaviorist Theory of Learning

• Cognitive Learning Theory

• Experimental Learning

True or False: Frequent reinforcement will not cause its effect to decline

• True

• False

What is this an example of:

a dog’s favorite toy gets taken away after chewing on a shoe

• Negative Punishment

• Negative Reinforcement

• Positive Punishment

• Positive Reinforcement

Which one is adding unpleasant response to decrease the behavior

• Negative Reinforcement

• Positive Reinforcement

• Negative Punishment

• Positive Punishment