Behavioral Psychology and Reinforcement Schedules Quiz

Test your knowledge of behaviorism with this quiz on reinforcement schedules, including fixed, variable, and time-based reinforcements.

#1

Which reinforcement schedule is associated with providing reinforcement after a fixed number of responses?

Fixed Ratio
Variable Ratio
Fixed Interval
Variable Interval
#2

In operant conditioning, punishment aims to:

Increase the likelihood of the behavior
Decrease the likelihood of the behavior
Have no effect on behavior
Replace reinforcement
#3

In classical conditioning, what term refers to a previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with the unconditioned stimulus, eventually triggers a conditioned response?

Unconditioned stimulus
Conditioned stimulus
Neutral stimulus
Conditioned response
#4

What type of reinforcement involves removing an aversive stimulus to increase the likelihood of a behavior?

Positive reinforcement
Negative reinforcement
Positive punishment
Negative punishment
#5

What type of reinforcement involves the presentation of a pleasant stimulus to increase the likelihood of a behavior?

Positive reinforcement
Negative reinforcement
Positive punishment
Negative punishment
#6

Which reinforcement schedule is associated with providing reinforcement after an unpredictable number of responses?

Fixed Ratio
Variable Ratio
Fixed Interval
Variable Interval
#7

Which reinforcement schedule tends to produce the highest response rate and the most resistance to extinction?

Fixed Ratio
Variable Ratio
Fixed Interval
Variable Interval
#8

Which reinforcement schedule is associated with providing reinforcement after a fixed amount of time has passed?

Fixed Ratio
Variable Ratio
Fixed Interval
Variable Interval
#9

What term describes the decrease in the frequency or intensity of a behavior that occurs when the behavior is no longer reinforced?

Extinction
Spontaneous recovery
Generalization
Discrimination
#10

Which reinforcement schedule is associated with providing reinforcement after a varying amount of time has passed?

Fixed Ratio
Variable Ratio
Fixed Interval
Variable Interval
#11

In shaping behavior, what is the process of rewarding successive approximations to a desired behavior called?

Chaining
Reinforcement escalation
Backward conditioning
Successive approximation
#12

What is the term for the process of teaching a complex behavior by breaking it down into smaller, manageable steps and reinforcing each step?

Chaining
Shaping
Modeling
Molding

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