Quiz on Types of Punishment and Reinforcement Schedules

What is positive punishment?

• An undesirable event following a behavior

• A desirable event preceding a behavior

• A desirable event following a behavior

• An undesirable event preceding a behavior

What is negative punishment?

• A desirable event following a behavior

• An undesirable state or event is taken away following a behavior

• A desirable state or event is taken away following a behavior

• An undesirable event following a behavior

Which of the following is a negative effect of punishment?

• Can lead to fear and anxiety

• Prevents undesirable behavior permanently

• Increases self-esteem

• Encourages positive behavior

What is shaping in the context of behavior?

• Ignoring undesirable behaviors

• Reinforcement of random behaviors

• Reinforcement of behaviors that are more and more similar to the one you want to occur

• Punishing undesirable behaviors

What is continuous reinforcement?

• A schedule where a reward follows incorrect responses

• A schedule where a reward follows some correct responses

• A schedule where a reward follows no responses

• A schedule where a reward follows every correct response

What is a fixed-interval schedule?

• Rewards the first correct response after an unpredictable amount of time

• Rewards every correct response

• Rewards a response after a defined number of correct responses

• Rewards only the first correct response after some defined period of time

What is a variable-interval schedule?

• Rewards the first correct response after a defined period of time

• Rewards a response after a defined number of correct responses

• Rewards every correct response

• Rewards the first correct response after an unpredictable amount of time

What is a fixed-ratio schedule?

• Rewards the first correct response after a defined period of time

• Rewards the first correct response after an unpredictable amount of time

• Rewards a response only after some defined number of correct responses

• Rewards every correct response

What is a variable-ratio schedule?

• Rewards the first correct response after a defined period of time

• Rewards an unpredictable number of correct responses

• Rewards a response after a defined number of correct responses

• Rewards every correct response

Which schedule of reinforcement is known as the 'Gambler’s schedule'?

• Variable-ratio schedule

• Fixed-ratio schedule

• Variable-interval schedule

• Fixed-interval schedule