Operant Conditioning Review

A customer loyalty program in which you receive a 40% off after accumulating 5,000 points is an example of a _____ reinforcement schedule.

• fixed variable

• fixed ratio

• variable ratio

• variable interval

Receiving 15 minutes Youtube time after finishing reading every two chapters of a novel is an example of a _____ schedule of reinforcement.

• fixed ratio

• fixed interval

• variable ratio

• variable interval

Every employee who achieves their yearly KPI would receive a salary increases every two years. This is an example of a _____ schedule of reinforcement.

• fixed ratio

• fixed interval

• variable ratio

• variable interval

Buying lottery ticket is reinforced on a _____ schedule.

• fixed ratio

• fixed interval

• variable ratio

• variable interval

Throwing the ball in hopes of getting a strike in bowling is reinforced on a _____ schedule.

• fixed ratio

• fixed interval

• variable interval

• variable ratio

Pop quizzes reinforce reading and studying on a _____ schedule.

• fixed ratio

• variable ratio

• fixed interval

• variable interval

The result of reinforcement is to

• cause a behavior to stop

• cause a behavior to diminish.

• cause a behavior to continue.

• cause a behavior to occur for only a limited amount of time.

Which of the following describes negative reinforcement?

• A mother gives her son praise for doing homework

• Sarah studies hard because it earns her "A" grades in English

• Dennis used to walk to school but does not do so anymore because he was attacked by a dog in the neighborhood last month.

• Bob washes the dishes in order to stop his mother's nagging

Thorndike's principle that behaviors followed by favorable consequences become more likely to be repeated is known as

• law of effect

• operant conditioning

• shaping

• Premack principle

A father is frustrated because his teenage daughter has started to curse frequently. He has decided to temporarily decrease her allowance each time she curses. He is going to continue doing this until she has stopped cursing. His plan uses

• positive reinforcement

• negative reinforcement

• positive punishment

• negative punishment