operant conditioning

Operant conditioning is a learning method that has to do with

• Reinforcement

• Imitation

• Little Albert experiment

• Punishment

Positive reinforcement...

• makes someone more likely to repeat an action in the future

• hinders someone from repeating an action in the future

• strenghtens a behaviour

• eliminates a response

What did John B. Watson learn from the infamously unethical "Little Albert" experiment?

• Phobias are something we're born with

• all humans have the same innate fears

• children lose fears as they get older

• fears can be created by circumstances and conditioning

Sherry eats Chipotle for the first time and thinks it's delicious. She decides to begin eating Chipotle more often. This an example of...

• Positive Reinforcement

• Negative Reinforcement

• Postive Punishment

• Negative Punishment

A child who has to give up screen time as a result of poor performance on their homework.

• Positive Reinforcement (PR)

• Negative Reinforcement (NR)

• Positive Punishment (PP)

• Negative Punishment (NP)

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

______ always seeks to increase a behavior; ______ always seeks to decrease a behavior.

• Shaping; conditioning

• Conditioning; shaping

• Reinforcement; punishment

• Punishment; reinforcement

Pop quizzes reinforce reading and studying on a _____ schedule.

• fixed ratio

• variable ratio

• fixed interval

• variable interval

Troy puts on his seatbelt to get the loud buzzing noise that his car makes to stop. He begins wearing his seatbelt more frequently in the future. This is an example of...

• Positive Reinforcement

• Negative Reinforcement

• Postive Punishment

• Negative Punishment

Any reinforcer that becomes reinforcing after being paired with a primary reinforcer, such as praise, tokens, or gold stars.

• Primary reinforcer

• positive reinforcement

• Secondary reinforcer

• Law of effect