#1
Who is considered the father of operant conditioning?
John B. Watson
B.F. Skinner
Ivan Pavlov
Albert Bandura
#2
Which of the following is an example of positive reinforcement?
Taking away a child's toys for misbehaving
Adding extra chores for not completing homework
Giving a student a sticker for completing their assignment
Ignoring a student's disruptive behavior
#3
Which of the following is an example of punishment?
Giving a child a candy for cleaning their room
Ignoring a student who is talking out of turn
Taking away a teenager's driving privileges for breaking curfew
Praising a dog for sitting when commanded
#4
In operant conditioning, what is a primary reinforcer?
A reinforcer that satisfies a biological need
A reinforcer that is learned through association
A reinforcer that is not inherently rewarding
A reinforcer that is given intermittently
#5
Which of the following is an example of negative punishment?
Giving a child a toy for behaving well
Adding extra chores for not completing homework
Taking away a teenager's phone for breaking curfew
Praising a student for good grades
#6
Which reinforcement schedule is characterized by providing reinforcement after an unpredictable number of responses?
Fixed-ratio schedule
Variable-ratio schedule
Fixed-interval schedule
Variable-interval schedule
#7
Which of the following is an example of continuous reinforcement?
Giving a dog a treat every time it sits on command
Praising a child intermittently for good behavior
Giving a student a sticker every day for completing homework
Ignoring a cat when it meows for attention
#8
What is the term for the process of gradually eliminating a behavior by removing reinforcement?
Extinction
Spontaneous recovery
Generalization
Discrimination
#9
Which schedule of reinforcement results in the highest rate of response?
Fixed-ratio schedule
Variable-ratio schedule
Fixed-interval schedule
Variable-interval schedule
#10
What is the term for the reinforcement of successive approximations to a desired behavior?
Shaping
Chaining
Modeling
Discrimination
#11
In operant conditioning, what is negative reinforcement?
The removal of an unpleasant stimulus to increase a behavior
The presentation of an unpleasant stimulus to decrease a behavior
The presentation of a pleasant stimulus to increase a behavior
The removal of a pleasant stimulus to decrease a behavior
#12
What is the term for the tendency for a learned behavior to be performed more frequently in its original context than in other contexts?
Discrimination
Generalization
Extinction
Acquisition
#13
Which term refers to the process of teaching a complex behavior by rewarding closer and closer approximations of the desired behavior?
Shaping
Modeling
Chaining
Generalization
#14
What is the term for the weakening of a conditioned response when the unconditioned stimulus is absent?
Acquisition
Spontaneous recovery
Extinction
Generalization
#15
What is the term for the process in which a neutral stimulus becomes associated with a conditioned stimulus to produce a conditioned response?
Generalization
Acquisition
Extinction
Spontaneous recovery