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Operant conditioning

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is regarded as the father of operant conditioning?

a)

Thorndike

b)

Skinner

c)

Pavlov

d)

Watson

2.

Operant conditioning is a learning method that has to do with

a)

Reinforcement

b)

Imitation

c)

Little Albert experiment

d)

Punishment

3.

Which animal was put into the Skinner box?

a)

Cat

b)

Mouse

c)

Rat

d)

Dog

4.

Positive reinforcement...

a)

makes someone more likely to repeat an action in the future

b)

hinders someone from repeating an action in the future

c)

strenghtens a behaviour

d)

eliminates a response

5.

Negative reinforcement....

a)

icludes some kind of punishment

b)

strenghtens behaviour

c)

icludes the removal of an unpleasant stimuli

d)

weakens behaviour

6.

Punishment...

a)

encourages a person to repeat an action in the future

b)

weakens bahaviour

c)

tells a person what to do

d)

works by directly applying an unpleasant stimulus

e)

works by removing a pleasant stimulus

7.

Token economy is...

a)

a system in which inappropiate bahaviours are punished

b)

can be used in school

c)

a system in which targeted behaviours are reinforced with tokens and later replaced by rewards

d)

is effective in manaing psychiatric patients

8.

What was Skinner's study of bahaviour in rats?

a)

A field study

b)

Conducted under carefully controlled laboratory conditions

c)

A bahaviouristic approach

d)

Similar to Thorndike's puzzle box

9.

How is learning created in operant conditioning?

(a)  

10.

On the first day of school, Tim draws a displeasing picture on the blackboard and the whole class laughs. As a result, he draws a displeasing picture on the board every morning for the rest of the week. His behaviour is a result of...

a)

positive punishment

b)

negative punishment

c)

positive reinforcement

d)

negative reinforcement

11.

John started playing tennisto Keep him fit and healthy. After winning several medals, his friends started to look up at him. Because the medal is now associated with winning and being praised by his friends, he starts focusing on winning. In this case the medal is an example for....

a)

a primary reinforcer

b)

a secondary reinforcer

c)

negative reinforcement

d)

none of the above