Skinner's Operant Conditioning

What reinforcement is positively reinforced, and then food delivery is shut off?

• Continuous Reinforcement

• Positive reinforcement

• Variable Interval Reinforcement

• Negative reinforcement

Answer explanation

This can involve positive (adding a stimulus) or negative (removing a stimulus) reinforcement, with the goal of encouraging certain actions.

What reinforcement is providing one correct response has been made?

• Positive Reinforcement

• Continuous Reinforcement

• Variable Ratio Reinforcement

• Negative Reinforcement

Answer explanation

A partial schedule of reinforcement in which a response is reinforced after an unpredictable number of responses

What reinforcement is providing one correct response has been made?

• Variable Ratio Reinforcement

• Variable Interval Reinforcement

• Continuous Reinforcement

• Positive Reinforcement

Answer explanation

This enforces persistence in the behavior over a long period of time.

________ is defined as the opposite of reinforcement.

Answer explanation

In a human or animal's surroundings which, occurring after a given behavior or response, reduces the likelihood of that behavior occurring again in the future.

Who is regarded as the Father of Operant Conditioning?

• Burrhus Frederick Skinner

• Jean Piaget

• Erik Erikson

• José Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda

Answer explanation

Skinner developed behavior analysis, especially the philosophy of radical behaviorism, and founded the experimental analysis of behavior, a school of experimental research psychology.

It is a method of learning that occurs through rewards and punishment for behaviors.

• Punishment

• Behaviorism

• Child Development

• Operant Conditioning

What reinforcement is strengthens a behavior by providing consequence an individual finds rewarding?

• Positive Reinforcement

• Positive Punishment

• Negative Reinforcement

• Negative Punishment

Answer explanation

The desirable stimulus reinforces the behavior, making it more likely that the behavior will reoccur.

What responses from the environment that decrease the likelihood of a behavior being repeated?