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Behavioral Modification and Conditioning Quiz

#1

In classical conditioning, what is the unconditioned stimulus?

The stimulus that triggers the response
Explanation

Stimulus triggering response

#2

What is the term used for decreasing the likelihood of a behavior by removing a pleasant stimulus?

Negative punishment
Explanation

Decreasing behavior by removing pleasant stimulus

#3

Who is the psychologist best known for developing operant conditioning?

B.F. Skinner
Explanation

B.F. Skinner developed operant conditioning

#4

In operant conditioning, what is reinforcement?

The process of increasing the likelihood of a behavior
Explanation

Process of increasing behavior likelihood

#5

What is spontaneous recovery in classical conditioning?

The reappearance of a conditioned response after a period of rest
Explanation

Reappearance of conditioned response after rest

#6

What is shaping in operant conditioning?

The process of reinforcing behaviors that are increasingly similar to the desired behavior
Explanation

Reinforcing behaviors similar to desired behavior

#7

What is the term used for the tendency to respond to a stimulus that is similar to the conditioned stimulus?

Generalization
Explanation

Responding to similar stimulus as conditioned one

#8

What is the term for the process of reinforcing behaviors that are increasingly similar to the desired behavior in shaping?

Successive approximation
Explanation

Reinforcing behaviors closer to desired behavior

#9

What is the term used for presenting an unpleasant stimulus to decrease the likelihood of a behavior?

Positive punishment
Explanation

Decreasing behavior by adding unpleasant stimulus

#10

Which of the following is an example of negative punishment?

Taking away a teenager's driving privileges for breaking curfew
Explanation

Taking privileges away to decrease behavior

#11

What is the term used for the process of gradually reducing the frequency or strength of a conditioned response?

Extinction
Explanation

Gradual reduction of conditioned response

#12

Which of the following is an example of negative reinforcement?

A person takes painkillers to alleviate a headache
Explanation

Taking painkillers to remove headache

#13

What is the term used for the tendency to respond to a specific stimulus and not to similar stimuli in operant conditioning?

Discrimination
Explanation

Responding to specific stimulus only

#14

In which scenario is negative punishment being applied?

A teenager's phone is confiscated for breaking curfew
Explanation

Confiscating phone to decrease behavior

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