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Operant conditioning

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following describes negative reinforcement?

a)

A mother gives her son praise for doing homework

b)

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

c)

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

d)

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

2.

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

a)

positive reinforcement

b)

negative reinforcement

c)

positive punishment

d)

negative punishment

3.
What is a reinforcer?
a)

Anything that decreases the frequency of a behaviour

b)
Anything that the subject likes 
c)
Anything that the subject will work for 
d)

Anything that follows a behaviour and increases the likelihood of a behaviour occurring

4.
What is punishment?
a)
 Anything that the subject will work to avoid
b)
 Any unpleasant stimulus
c)
 Anything that the subject dislikes
d)

 Anything that decreases the likelihood of a behaviour occurring

5.

Getting a soft drink after putting money into a vending machine is an example of:

a)

Positive Reinforcement

b)

Positive Punishment

c)

Negative Reinforcement

d)

Negative Punishment

6.

My dad puts on his seatbelt to make his car stop beeping; this is an example of:

a)

positive reinforcement

b)

negative reinforcement

c)

conditioned reinforcement

d)

unconditioned reinforcement

7.

After Lee refused to clean his room, his mother took away his smart phone. Lee's mum is making use of

a)

positive reinforcement

b)

negative reinforcement

c)

positive punishment

d)

negative punishment

8.

When is behaviour determined by what comes before it?

a)

Classical Conditioning

b)

Operant Conditioning

9.

When is behaviour determined by anticipation of what follows it?

a)

Classical Conditioning

b)

Operant Conditioning

10.

If the behavior increases, then it is reinforcement.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

When you give your dog a treat after he uses the bathroom outside. This is an example of:

a)

Positive Reinforcement

b)

Negative Reinforcement

c)

Positive Punishment

d)

Negative Punishment

12.

Every time a child gets put into a time-out that NOT participating in a fun activity in order to decrease a behavior, that child is experiencing

a)

Positive punishment

b)

Positive reinforcement

c)

Negative punishment

d)

Negative reinforcement

13.

Peter is the best reader in class with most stars. He was given them whenever completing homework correctly. How is Peter being conditioned?

a)

Positive punishment

b)

Positive reinforcement

c)

Negative punishment

d)

Negative reinforcement

14.

Nam forgot to do laundry, so he had to wear dirty clothes to class. After being isolated by the classmates, he has been doing his laundry more often. How is Nam being conditioned?

a)

Positive punishment

b)

Positive reinforcement

c)

Negative punishment

d)

Negative reinforcement