Operant Conditioning Quiz 18 (20 MCQs)

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1. In Pavlov's experiment, what is the bell/ticking sound?
2. Behavior:Sally doesnt do her assignmentConsequence:She fails the assignment so is made to do extra chores at home.The consequence is an example of
3. According to this scenario, Akira is most likely to
4. Who was it that showed that a a reflex that responds to a natural stimulus could also be trained to respond to a neutral stimulus?
5. My dad puts on his seatbelt to make his car stop beeping
6. In Skinner's original experiments, the behaviour of an animal when first placed in an operant chamber was
7. The crowd laughs at the comedians jokes.
8. In Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, infants develop a fear of books after books are repeatedly presented with a loud noise. In this fictional example, the loud noise is a(n):
9. A student falls asleep in class and the teacher yells at them in the hopes they will not continue this behavior is an example of
10. Phobias are best defined as:
11. Anything that follows a behavior and decreases the tendency to produce the behavior.
12. (Blank)-Any Event or Stimulation that Evokes a Response
13. Who developed the "law of effect, " which influenced B.F. Skinner and his studies of reinforcement?
14. Thorndike's principle that behaviors follwed by favorable consequences become more likely is know as what?
15. Getting your mouth washed out with soap for swearing.
16. Provides a reinforcement after a set NUMBER of responses
17. Who developed the "law of effect? "
18. The concept of "conditioning" is best described as the process of
19. Going to a walk in clinic and not having any idea how long it will be before you see a doctor.
20. This type of reinforcement promotes correct actions by taking away an unpleasant stimulus when the performer does it right.