#1
Which of the following best defines operant conditioning?
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#2
Who is the psychologist famously associated with operant conditioning?
9 answered
#3
Which theorist introduced the concept of operant conditioning?
10 answered
#4
What is the term for the process of responding to stimuli that are similar to a conditioned stimulus?
8 answered
#5
Who proposed the Law of Effect, which laid the groundwork for operant conditioning?
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#6
Who is often referred to as the 'father of operant conditioning'?
7 answered
#7
Which term describes the process of adding something to the environment to increase the likelihood of a behavior occurring again?
8 answered
#8
In operant conditioning, what does extinction refer to?
6 answered
#9
What is the primary difference between classical conditioning and operant conditioning?
6 answered
#10
Which reinforcement schedule is characterized by reinforcing a behavior after a specific, unpredictable number of responses?
6 answered
#11
What is the term used for the gradual disappearance of a conditioned response when the conditioned stimulus is repeatedly presented without the unconditioned stimulus?
8 answered
#12
Which type of reinforcement schedule involves reinforcing a behavior after a fixed number of responses?
7 answered
#13
What is the term for the process of reinforcing behaviors that are increasingly closer to the desired behavior?
3 answered
#14
In operant conditioning, which term describes the process of strengthening a behavior by presenting a positive stimulus after the behavior?
3 answered
#15
What is the term used to describe the process of reducing a behavior by removing a positive stimulus?
3 answered
#16
Which reinforcement schedule is characterized by reinforcing a behavior after a variable number of responses?
3 answered
#17
What term describes the process of reinforcing behaviors that are increasingly similar to the desired behavior?
7 answered
#18
In operant conditioning, what is the term for removing something aversive to increase the likelihood of a behavior?
7 answered
#19
What is the process called when a previously reinforced behavior decreases in frequency because it is no longer followed by reinforcement?
6 answered
#20
In operant conditioning, what is the term for decreasing the frequency of a behavior by removing something desirable?
7 answered
#21
Which type of punishment involves presenting an aversive stimulus to decrease the likelihood of a behavior?
8 answered
#22
Which schedule of reinforcement is characterized by reinforcing a behavior only after a fixed amount of time has passed?
8 answered
#23
What is the term for the process of learning to distinguish between a conditioned stimulus and other stimuli that do not signal an unconditioned stimulus?
3 answered
#24
In operant conditioning, what term describes the process of strengthening a behavior by removing an aversive stimulus after the behavior?
3 answered
#25
Which term describes the weakening of a behavior through the removal of a previously provided reinforcer?
3 answered