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WorksheetsOperant conditioning
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Who is regarded as the father of operant conditioning?
Thorndike
Skinner
Pavlov
Watson
Operant conditioning is a learning method that has to do with
Reinforcement
Imitation
Little Albert experiment
Punishment
Which animal was put into the Skinner box?
Cat
Mouse
Rat
Dog
Positive reinforcement...
makes someone more likely to repeat an action in the future
hinders someone from repeating an action in the future
strenghtens a behaviour
eliminates a response
Negative reinforcement....
icludes some kind of punishment
strenghtens behaviour
icludes the removal of an unpleasant stimuli
weakens behaviour
Punishment...
encourages a person to repeat an action in the future
weakens bahaviour
tells a person what to do
works by directly applying an unpleasant stimulus
works by removing a pleasant stimulus
Token economy is...
a system in which inappropiate bahaviours are punished
can be used in school
a system in which targeted behaviours are reinforced with tokens and later replaced by rewards
is effective in manaing psychiatric patients
What was Skinner's study of bahaviour in rats?
A field study
Conducted under carefully controlled laboratory conditions
A bahaviouristic approach
Similar to Thorndike's puzzle box
How is learning created in operant conditioning?
(a)
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...
positive punishment
negative punishment
positive reinforcement
negative reinforcement
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 primary reinforcer
a secondary reinforcer
negative reinforcement
none of the above
