Skinner’s Operant Conditioning: Rewards & Punishments - Quizizz

Who first studied operant conditioning?

• B.F. Skinner

• John B. Watson

• Edward L. Thorndike

• Ivan Pavlov

What is the consequence in the ABCs of behavior?

• Behavior

• Consequence

• Desired behavior

• Antecedent

What did B.F. Skinner place the rat inside to study operant conditioning?

• Terrarium

• Skinner Box

• Cage

• Maze

According to Skinner, what is the foundation for behavioral therapy, military drills, and animal training?

• Social psychology

• Cognitive psychology

• Humanistic psychology

• Behaviorism

What did Skinner argue about free will?

• It is a misconception

• It is an illusion

• It is a reality

• It is irrelevant

What is the purpose of the classroom exercise on positive reinforcement mentioned in the text?

• To teach operant conditioning

• To demonstrate Skinner's work

• To illustrate the concept of extinction

• To explain the ABCs of behavior

What is the Skinner Box used for?

• To study classical conditioning

• To study operant conditioning

• To observe natural behavior

• To conduct cognitive experiments

What is the primary focus of behaviorism?

• Consciousness

• Unconscious mind

• Observable behavior

• Emotions

What is the concept of reinforcement in behaviorism?

• Strengthening a behavior

• Eliminating a behavior

• Ignoring a behavior

• Creating a new behavior