Operant Conditioning Quiz

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.

Who is most associated with the development of operant conditioning?

• Carl Jung

• B. F. Skinner

• Sigmund Freud

• Ivan Pavlov

In operant conditioning, what does 'positive' mean?

• Bad

• Good

• Adding something

• Removing something

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

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

Which reinforcement schedule is most resistant to extinction?

• Variable interval

• Variable ratio

• Fixed ratio

• Fixed interval

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

What is a primary reinforcer?

• A reinforcer that is used in token economies

• A reinforcer that is based on a fixed ratio schedule

• A reinforcer that is learned

• A reinforcer that has innate reinforcing qualities

What is a token economy?

• A system where tokens are used as secondary reinforcers

• A system where primary reinforcers are used exclusively

• A system that relies on punishment

• A system that uses only fixed interval schedules

What is the law of effect?

• Behaviors followed by any consequence are less likely to be repeated.

• Behaviors followed by satisfying consequences are more likely to be repeated.

• Behaviors followed by neutral consequences are more likely to be repeated.

• Behaviors followed by unsatisfying consequences are more likely to be repeated.