Operant Conditioning Quiz

A stimulus is...

• a thing or event that causes a reaction.

• something that makes you feel good

• a reaction

• money the gov't give out during a pandemic

Positive and negative means...

• fun and boring

• good and bad

• adding something or taking something away

• legal or illegal

Reinforcement means the behavior

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same

What is the purpose of punishment in operant conditioning?

• To increase the likelihood of a behavior occurring again

• To teach a new behavior

• To decrease the likelihood of a behavior occurring again

• To have no effect on the behavior

What is an example of positive reinforcement?

• Punishing a child for not doing their homework

• Yelling at a child for making a mistake

• Giving a child a sticker for completing their homework

• Ignoring a child's good behavior

Define negative reinforcement.

• Removal of something to increase a desired behavior

• Ignoring a behavior to decrease its likelihood of being repeated

• Punishing a behavior to decrease its likelihood of being repeated

• Adding a positive stimulus to increase the likelihood of a behavior being repeated

How can a negative punishment be used?

• By ignoring a desired behavior

• By removing a consequence when a unwanted behavior is decreased

• By punishing a desired behavior

• By providing a reward when a negative behavior is exhibited

Give an example of a negative punishment in everyday life.

• Giving a reward to a child

• Verbal praise for good behavior

• Ignoring bad behavior

• Giving a time-out to a child

Coco gets yelled at when she uses curse words. She stops using curse words.

• positive reinforcement

• negative reinforcement

• positive punishment

• negative punishment

Apple got a 100% on her pretest so she doesn't have to take the final.

• positive reinforcement

• negative reinforcement

• positive punishment

• negative punishment