Operant and Respondent Behavior Quiz

How is behavior selected and maintained?

• By antecedents

• By consequences

• By stimuli

• By reflexes

What is the role of consequences in behavior?

• They decrease behavior

• They control reflexes

• They increase behavior

• They have no impact on behavior

What is the process of pairing a neutral stimulus with an unconditioned stimulus called?

• Reinforcement

• Operant conditioning

• Respondent conditioning

• Stimulus pairing

What is the process of repeatedly presenting a conditioned stimulus without the unconditioned stimulus called?

• Operant extinction

• Stimulus discrimination

• Respondent extinction

• Reinforcement

What is the consequence of operant extinction?

• Control of reflexes

• No change in behavior

• Decrease in behavior

• Increase in behavior

What is the process of decreasing the frequency of a behavior by removing a positive stimulus called?

• Positive reinforcement

• Negative reinforcement

• Positive punishment

• Negative punishment

What is the process of increasing the frequency of a behavior by adding a positive stimulus called?

• Positive reinforcement

• Negative reinforcement

• Positive punishment

• Negative punishment

What is the process of increasing the frequency of a behavior by removing a negative stimulus called?

• Positive reinforcement

• Negative reinforcement

• Positive punishment

• Negative punishment

What is the process of decreasing the frequency of a behavior by adding a negative stimulus called?

• Positive reinforcement

• Negative reinforcement

• Positive punishment

• Negative punishment

What is the process of decreasing the frequency of a behavior by adding a positive stimulus called?

• Positive reinforcement

• Negative reinforcement

• Positive punishment

• Negative punishment