psychology quiz

OPERANT CONDITIONING THEORY was proposed by ?

• B.F. SKINNER

• William James

• Ivan Pavlov

• B.S skiner

• In Operant Conditioning, the specific object or event that influences behavior is the:

• • A. 

    Response

• • B. 

    Stimulus

• Consequence

• Dikembe Mutombo

On the first day of class, Derek draws an obnoxious picture on the blackboard, and the entire class laughs. As a result of the attention from the other students, Derek draws an obnoxious picture on the blackboard for the rest of the week. His behavior is the result of:

• Presentation punishment

• Positive reinforcement

• Removal punishment

• Removal punishment

Anything that increases behavior is

• Reinforcer

• punishment

• response

• both a) and b)

Through operant conditioning, it is likely that the behavior that is rewarded will be repeated.

• true

• false

The addition of something pleasant is negative punishment.

• True

• False

This type of learning occurs when an already existing stimulus is removed to decrease the likelihood of a behavior.

• Negative reinforcement

  
  

• Removal punishment

• positive reinforcement

• None of these

Removal of something pleasant is negative reinforcement.

• True

• False

What is the addition of something unpleasant?

• positive reinforcement

• positive punishment

• neg. reinforcement

• none of these