This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Conditioning > Operant Conditioning – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Operant Conditioning Quiz 13 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When Fido the dog sits, he gets a treat.Identify which learning theory was most likely used to establish this behaviour: A) Classical conditioning. B) Operant conditioning. C) Observational learning. D) Social learning theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Operant conditioning. 2. The scientific approach that limits the study of psychology to observable behavior. A) Humanism. B) Behaviorism. C) Realism. D) Functionalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Behaviorism. 3. Which of these is a primary reinforcer? A) Attention from others. B) Water. C) College grade of an "A". D) Boy scout merit badge. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Water. 4. If a caveman starts to fear big furry animals that growl (like a lion) but knows not to be afraid of a small furry animal (like a mouse), what Classical Conditioning concept is occurring? A) Phobia. B) Extinction. C) Generalization. D) Discrimination. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Discrimination. 5. If every correct response is reinforced, ..... is being used. A) Continuous reinforcement. B) Operant conditioning. C) Partial reinforcement. D) Positive reinforcement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Continuous reinforcement. 6. For an individual to experience observational learning, he or she must A) Be rewarded immediately after performing an action. B) Imitate the behavior of a model. C) Be rewarded for every third instance of a behavior. D) Have other people observe and imitate one's own behavior. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Imitate the behavior of a model. 7. A rat getting food for pressing a lever A) Positive Reinforcement. B) Negative Reinforcement. C) Positive Punishment. D) Negative Punishment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Positive Reinforcement. 8. Social Learning Theory is a combination of ..... A) Behavioral learning theory and psychodynamic theory. B) Cognitive learning theory and behavioral learning theory. C) Children studies and social psychology. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cognitive learning theory and behavioral learning theory. 9. Any event or situation that evokes a response is known as? A) Acquistion. B) Stimulus. C) Reinforcement. D) Shaping. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stimulus. 10. Which of the following is NOT learned through operant conditioning? A) A rat learning to press a bar to get food. B) Fish swimming to the top of the tank when a light goes on. C) Studying hard for good grades. D) Dogs jumping over a hurdle to avoid an electric shock. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fish swimming to the top of the tank when a light goes on. 11. The tendency to respond to a stimulus that is only similar to the original conditioned stimulus with the conditioned response. A) Extinction. B) Stimulus generalization. C) Stimulus discrimination. D) Spontaneous recovery. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stimulus generalization. 12. A test subject received a slight electric shock when they get the wrong answer A) Positive Reinforcement. B) Negative Reinforcement. C) Positive Punishment. D) Negative Punishment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Positive Punishment. 13. Putting on a coat when it is cold A) Positive Reinforcement. B) Negative Reinforcement. C) Positive Punishment. D) Negative Punishment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Negative Reinforcement. 14. Innate reinforcers such as food and water that diminish a biological need to know are known as A) Positive reinforcers. B) Negative reinforcers. C) Primary reinforcers. D) Secondary reinforcers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Primary reinforcers. 15. After James missed curfew for the third time, he was grounded for a month. A) Positive Reinforcement. B) Negative reinforcement. C) Negative Punishment. D) Positive Punishment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Negative Punishment. 16. Throwing the ball in hopes of getting a strike in bowling is reinforced on a ..... schedule. A) Fixed ratio. B) Fixed interval. C) Variable interval. D) Variable ratio. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Variable ratio. 17. An unconditioned stimulus (UCS) is a stimulus that triggers a response A) Either automatically or as a reflex. B) As a learned reaction to a signal. C) Despite extinction. D) Is something that once was neutral. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Either automatically or as a reflex. 18. Giving a student extra homework after they misbehave in class is an example of: A) Positive Punishment. B) Negative Punishment. C) Positive Reinforcement. D) Negative Reinforcement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Positive Punishment. 19. Jerry gets terribly seasick on a boat but is meant to be going on one this weekend. Eventually, he calls his friends to say he's not able to come on the trip to Tassie after all. He feels less stressed. A) Positive reinforcer. B) Negative reinforcer. C) Punishment. D) Response cost. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Negative reinforcer. 20. A father praises his son for practicing soccer. A) Positive Reinforcement. B) Negative Reinforcement. C) Positive Punishment. D) Negative Punishment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Positive Reinforcement. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesOperant Conditioning Quiz 1Operant Conditioning Quiz 2Operant Conditioning Quiz 3Operant Conditioning Quiz 4Operant Conditioning Quiz 5Operant Conditioning Quiz 6Operant Conditioning Quiz 7Operant Conditioning Quiz 8Operant Conditioning Quiz 9Operant Conditioning Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books