This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Conditioning > Operant Conditioning – Quiz 21 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Operant Conditioning Quiz 21 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A person no longer parks in a spot where fines are usually enforced. After parking becomes allowed there, the person begins to park there every day. This is an example of: A) Extinction. B) Spontaneous recovery. C) Stimulus generalisation. D) Stimulus discrimination. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Extinction. 2. Another strategy Maryanne used was to keep the students indoors, when they wanted to play outside, until theyused the words 'please' and 'thank you'. This is an example of A) Shaping. B) Punishment. C) Positive reinforcement. D) Negative reinforcement. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Negative reinforcement. 3. Which schedule of reinforcement? Your mom pays you $ 10 each week for allowance. A) Fixed ratio. B) Variable ratio. C) Fixed interval. D) Variable interval. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fixed interval. 4. Child hits sibling and has to stand in the corner A) Positive Reinforcement. B) Negative Reinforcement. C) Positive Punishment. D) Negative Punishment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Positive Punishment. 5. Learning that results from unpleasant consequences A) Reinforcement. B) Interval. C) Aversive control or punishment. D) Primary reinforcer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aversive control or punishment. 6. When something desirable is added to the environment and is an encouragement to repeat behavior this is called: A) Positive Reinforcement. B) Negative Reinforcement. C) Positive Punishment. D) Negative Punishment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Positive Reinforcement. 7. You apply sunscreen to prevent a sunburn. A) Positive Reinforcement. B) Negative Reinforcement. C) Positive Punishment. D) Negative Punishment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Negative Reinforcement. 8. Which of the following researchers is NOT generally associated with conditioning? A) Skinner. B) Watson. C) Pavlov. D) Freud. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Freud. 9. A child who has to give up screen time as a result of poor performance on their homework. A) Positive Reinforcement (PR). B) Negative Reinforcement (NR). C) Positive Punishment (PP). D) Negative Punishment (NP). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Negative Punishment (NP). 10. A teacher scolds a student for their cell phone going off in the middle of class. A) Positive Reinforcement. B) Negative Reinforcement. C) Positive Punishment. D) Negative Punishment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Positive Punishment. 11. A wife brings home flowers to her husband because of the special dinner he cooked for her. A) Positive Reinforcement. B) Negative Reinforcement. C) Punishment. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Positive Reinforcement. 12. A gradual creation of a new behavior through reinforcement of successive approximations. A) Punisher. B) Reinforcer. C) Negative reinforcement. D) Shaping. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Shaping. 13. During operant conditioning, the learner is ..... ; whereas during classical conditioning the learner is ..... A) Passive; active. B) Reinforced; not reinforced. C) Active; passive. D) Not reinforced; reinforced. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Active; passive. 14. Your romantic partner always uses the same shampoo. Soon, the smell of that shampoo makes you feel happy. In this situation, what is the neutral stimulus? A) Romantic partner. B) Feeling happy. C) Smell of shampoo. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Smell of shampoo. 15. Your teacher is trying to condition you to get good grades, so she gives you "A" on exam that you studied real hard for.What type of Operant Conditioning is this? A) Positive Reinforcement. B) Negative Reinforcement. C) Positive Punishment. D) Negative Punishment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Positive Reinforcement. 16. The technique of conditioning that involves learning from the consequences of one's actions. A) Classical conditioning. B) Operant conditioning. C) Observational learning. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Operant conditioning. 17. Pavlov's initial interest in classical conditioning was stimulated when he observed his research dogs salivating at A) The sight of food. B) The attendants' footsteps. C) Saliva. D) The food dish. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The attendants' footsteps. 18. Joe was hit with a baseball last week during practice and now refuses to play. A) Positive reinforcement. B) Negative reinforcement. C) Positive punishment. D) Negative punishment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Positive punishment. 19. Kid gets money for getting an excellent report card A) Positive Reinforcement. B) Negative Reinforcement. C) Positive Punishment. D) Negative Punishment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Positive Reinforcement. 20. Reinforcement will lead to ..... change in behavior than punishment. A) A more gradual. B) Faster. C) Erratic. D) A less permanent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A more gradual. ← 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