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Who is considered one of the most celebrated psychologists since Sigmund Freud?

• B. F. Skinner

• Ivan Pavlov

• John B. Watson

• Jean Piaget

What is the name of the book that B. F. Skinner wrote, which is a fictional account of a community run by his behaviorist principles?

• Animal Farm

• Brave New World

• Walden II

• 1984

What is the term used to describe the behavior being followed by a reinforcing stimulus that results in an increased probability of that behavior occurring in the future?

• Operant Conditioning

• Classical Conditioning

• Punishment

• Reinforcement

In Skinner's experiment with a rat in a cage, what is the special cage called?

• Pellet Palace

• Skinner Box

• Rat Haven

• Operant Oasis

What type of schedule uses a timing device where the rat must press the bar at least once during a particular stretch of time to receive a reward?

• Fixed Interval Schedule

• Variable Interval Schedule

• Variable Ratio Schedule

• Fixed Ratio Schedule

What is the term used to describe the mechanism of gambling according to Skinner?

• Variable Reinforcement

• Fixed Reinforcement

• Intermittent Reinforcement

• Continuous Reinforcement

What is the name of the town where B. F. Skinner was born?

• Harvard

• Greenwich

• Susquehanna

• New York City

What was B. F. Skinner's original career aspiration before becoming a psychologist?

• Lawyer

• Writer

• Doctor

• Engineer

Which type of reinforcement schedule is very resistant to extinction according to Skinner?

• Variable Interval Schedule

• Fixed Interval Schedule

• Variable Ratio Schedule

• Fixed Ratio Schedule

What is the term used to describe the process where the organism is 'operating' on the environment and encounters a reinforcing stimulus?

• Operant Conditioning

• Behavioral Conditioning

• Classical Conditioning

• Pavlovian Conditioning