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Operant Conditioning Quiz

Authored by MATTHEW GRAHAM

Social Studies

12th Grade

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Operant Conditioning Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is operant conditioning?

A type of learning where a neutral stimulus becomes a conditioned stimulus.

A type of learning that occurs through direct instruction.

A type of learning where behavior is controlled by consequences.

A type of learning that involves observing and imitating others.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who is most associated with the development of operant conditioning?

Carl Jung

B. F. Skinner

Sigmund Freud

Ivan Pavlov

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In operant conditioning, what does 'positive' mean?

Bad

Good

Adding something

Removing something

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is an example of negative reinforcement?

Taking away a favorite toy for misbehavior

Removing an annoying sound when a seatbelt is fastened

Scolding a student for texting in class

Giving a child a toy for cleaning their room

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main goal of punishment in operant conditioning?

To observe a behavior

To maintain a behavior

To decrease a behavior

To increase a behavior

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which reinforcement schedule is most resistant to extinction?

Variable interval

Variable ratio

Fixed ratio

Fixed interval

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is shaping in the context of operant conditioning?

Punishing undesired behaviors

Reinforcing successive approximations of a target behavior

Observing and imitating others

Using a fixed interval schedule

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