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Operant Conditioning Quiz

Authored by Katharine Rinas

English

6th - 9th Grade

CCSS covered

Operant Conditioning Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is operant conditioning?

A learning process through association

A learning process modified by reinforcement and punishment

A method of memorization

A technique for classical conditioning

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of positive reinforcement?

Taking away a toy when a child misbehaves

Giving a dog a treat for sitting on command

Scolding a pet for chewing on furniture

Removing a loud noise when a child cleans their room

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3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is negative reinforcement?

Adding an unpleasant stimulus to decrease a behavior

Removing an unpleasant stimulus to increase a behavior

Adding a pleasant stimulus to increase a behavior

Removing a pleasant stimulus to decrease a behavior

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of positive punishment?

Taking away a child's video game for not doing homework

Giving a student extra credit for good behavior

Scolding a dog for barking excessively

Allowing a child to stay up late for completing chores

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does negative punishment involve?

Adding a pleasant stimulus to encourage a behavior

Removing a pleasant stimulus to discourage a behavior

Adding an unpleasant stimulus to discourage a behavior

Removing an unpleasant stimulus to encourage a behavior

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is shaping in operant conditioning?

The process of reinforcing a behavior every time it occurs

The process of gradually reinforcing successive approximations of a desired behavior

The elimination of a behavior when reinforcement is no longer provided

The use of punishment to decrease a behavior

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is extinction in the context of operant conditioning?

The reinforcement of a behavior every time it occurs

The process of weakening or eliminating a previously reinforced behavior

The addition of a pleasant stimulus to increase a behavior

The removal of an unpleasant stimulus to increase a behavior

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