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WorksheetsPop Quiz 2: Kohlberg and Skinner
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 16mins
What was B.F. Skinner?
Engineer
Psychologist
Construction Worker
Chef
What type of animal did Skinner first use in his "Skinner box"?
Monkey
Spider
Lizard
Rat
Skinner is considered the "father" of what?
desperate conditioning
animal conditioning
operant conditioning
technology conditioning
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
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
Anything that decreases the frequency of a behaviour
Anything that follows a behaviour and increases the likelihood of a behaviour occurring
Anything that decreases the likelihood of a behaviour occurring
My dad puts on his seatbelt to make his car stop beeping; this is an example of:
positive reinforcement
negative reinforcement
conditioned reinforcement
unconditioned reinforcement
After Lee refused to clean his room, his mother took away his smart phone. Lee's mum is making use of
positive reinforcement
negative reinforcement
positive punishment
negative punishment
When is behaviour determined by what comes before it?
Classical Conditioning
Operant Conditioning
If the behavior increases, then it is reinforcement.
True
False
When you give your dog a treat after he uses the bathroom outside. This is an example of:
Positive Reinforcement
Negative Reinforcement
Positive Punishment
Negative Punishment
