Schedules of Reinforcement Formative Quiz

Samuel is trying to teach his dog to roll over. At first, he rewards the dog just for lying down. Then, he gives a treat when the dog turns onto its side, and finally, he only rewards the dog when it completes the full roll. What is the technique called where Samuel rewards his dog for gradually coming closer to demonstrating the desirable behavior?

• Modeling

• Shaping

• Conditioning

• Imitation

After Priya successfully trains her dog to stop jumping on guests by ignoring the behavior, the dog eventually stops. However, a few weeks later, the dog suddenly jumps on a guest again without any new training. What does this recurrence of the behavior refer to in operant conditioning?

• The initial learning of a response

• Spontaneous Recovery

• The generalization of a response to similar stimuli

• The complete elimination of a response

Samuel is training his dog to sit. Sometimes, when the dog sits on command, Samuel gives it a treat, but other times he does not. What is the partial reinforcement effect in this scenario?

• The reinforcement of each and every correct response.

• The tendency for a response that is reinforced after some, but not all, correct responses to be very resistant to extinction.

• The immediate extinction of a response after reinforcement.

• The reinforcement of incorrect responses.

David is training his dog to sit. Every time the dog sits on command, David gives it a treat. What type of reinforcement is David using?

• Reinforcement of some correct responses.

• Reinforcement of incorrect responses.

• Reinforcement of each and every correct response.

• No reinforcement at all.

Maya gets a piece of candy every 10 minutes if she is quietly reading. What type of reinforcement schedule is this?

• Fixed interval

• Fixed Ratio

• Variable Interval

• Variable Ratio

Grace works at a factory where she gets a bonus after assembling exactly 10 products each time. What type of reinforcement schedule is this?

• Fixed Interval

• Fixed Ratio

• Variable Ratio

• Variable Interval

Olivia works at a bakery where her manager gives her a bonus at unpredictable times, sometimes after 10 minutes, sometimes after 30 minutes, and sometimes after an hour. What kind of schedule is Olivia's bonus based on?

• Variable Ratio

• Variable Interval

• Fixed Interval

• Fixed Ratio

Nora works at a call center where she receives a bonus after making a certain number of sales calls, but the exact number changes each time. What type of reinforcement schedule is this?

• Fixed Interval

• Fixed Ratio

• Variable Ratio

• Variable Interval

Noah's teacher wants to encourage good behavior in the classroom. She gives students a small token each time they follow the class rules, and later, students can exchange these tokens for a reward. What is this system called?

• A system where money is used to buy goods

• Token Economy

• A method of saving money

• A strategy for economic growth