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Understanding Operant Conditioning

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11th Grade

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Understanding Operant Conditioning
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What differentiates operant conditioning from classical conditioning?

Classical conditioning is about learning new behaviors.

Operant conditioning involves voluntary behaviors.

Operant conditioning only uses negative reinforcements.

Classical conditioning does not involve consequences.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who is considered one of the most influential psychologists in operant conditioning?

Sigmund Freud

Carl Rogers

B.F. Skinner

Ivan Pavlov

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did B.F. Skinner believe about free will?

It does not exist in animals.

It is an illusion shaped by conditioning.

It is the foundation of all human behavior.

It can only be studied through classical conditioning.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does positive reinforcement aim to achieve?

Increase the frequency of a behavior

Decrease undesirable behaviors

Remove an unpleasant outcome

Introduce a new stimulus

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of negative punishment?

Giving a treat for sitting quietly

Removing a shock when a button is pressed

Taking away a toy for misbehavior

Adding chores for bad grades

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What outcome does positive punishment aim for?

To maintain the current level of a behavior

To decrease a behavior

To increase a behavior

To introduce a new behavior

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the role of negative reinforcement in operant conditioning?

To punish the subject for undesirable behavior

To decrease the frequency of a behavior

To remove an unpleasant stimulus to increase a behavior

To introduce an unpleasant stimulus

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