Operant Conditioning Quiz

What is operant conditioning?

• A type of learning that occurs through imitation

• A type of learning where behavior is controlled by consequences

• A type of learning based on observation

• A type of learning that involves memorization

Who is known for developing the fundamental principles of operant conditioning?

• Ivan Pavlov

• B.F. Skinner

• John Watson

• Sigmund Freud

What does a reinforcing consequence do to the frequency of a behavior?

• Decreases it

• Increases it

• Has no effect

• Eliminates it

What is the Skinner Box also known as?

• Puzzle Box

• Operant Chamber

• Conditioning Room

• Reinforcement Cage

What is positive reinforcement?

• Decreasing behavior by adding an undesirable event

• Increasing behavior by removing an undesirable event

• Increasing behavior by following it with a desirable event

• Decreasing behavior by removing a desirable event

What is negative reinforcement?

• Increasing behavior by adding a desirable event

• Decreasing behavior by adding an undesirable event

• Increasing behavior by removing an undesirable event

• Decreasing behavior by removing a desirable event

What is the law of effect?

• Behaviors followed by negative outcomes are strengthened

• Behaviors followed by positive outcomes are strengthened

• Behaviors are learned through imitation

• Behaviors are learned through observation

Who researched with puzzle boxes and cats?

• John Watson

• Ivan Pavlov

• B.F. Skinner

• Edward Thorndike

What is primary reinforcement?

• Reinforcement that is naturally reinforcing

• Reinforcement that is secondary

• Reinforcement that is delayed

• Reinforcement that is learned

Which of the following is an example of secondary reinforcement?

• Warmth

• Money

• Water

• Food