This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Conditioning > Operant Conditioning – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Operant Conditioning Quiz 3 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is an example of a positive reinforcement? A) When a child earns nothing for doing their chores. B) When a child earns $ 5 for doing their chores. C) When a child feels good about getting their chores done. D) When a child is punished for doing their chores. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When a child earns $ 5 for doing their chores. 2. Slot machines at casinos payoff after a random number of plays. A) Fixed Interval. B) Fixed Ratio. C) Variable Interval. D) Variable Ratio. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Variable Ratio. 3. Which of the following is an appropriate example of a Fixed Ratio schedule of reinforcement A) Random guided reading checks. B) Fishing. C) Receiving your paycheck every other week. D) Sales Commission. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sales Commission. 4. The disappearance or weakening of a learned response following the removal or absence of the unconditioned stimulus or the removal of a reinforcer. A) Extinction. B) Spontaneous Recovery. C) Operant Conditioning. D) Reinforcement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Extinction. 5. You give your dog a treat after he performs a trick, but do so randomly. A) Fixed ratio. B) Variable ratio. C) Fixed interval. D) Variable interval. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Variable ratio. 6. A child is rewarded with extra time watching television for cleaning their room. A) Positive Reinforcement. B) Negative Reinforcement. C) Positive Punishment. D) Negative Punishment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Positive Reinforcement. 7. If the whole class gets a C or higher on the test, we will have a movie day! A) Positive Reinforcement. B) Negative reinforcement. C) Negative Punishment. D) Positive Punishment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Positive Reinforcement. 8. A frequent flyer program in which you receive a free flight after accumulating 5, 000 flight miles is an example of a ..... reinforcement schedule. A) Fixed variable. B) Fixed ratio. C) Variable ratio. D) Variable interval. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fixed ratio. 9. An unpleasant consequence of a behavior that ..... the likelihood of that behavior occurring again is called ..... A) Increases, Punishment. B) Increases, Reinforcer. C) Decreases, Punishment. D) Decreases, Reinforcer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Decreases, Punishment. 10. Your boss is conditioning you to come to work and work hard. At the end of the two weeks, she gives you a pay check.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. 11. Reinforcers are meant to A) Decrease undesired behaviors. B) Increase desired behaviors. C) Avoid pain. D) Create memories. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Increase desired behaviors. 12. After a specific number of responses, the response is reinforced. A) Partial reinforcement. B) Fixed ratio schedule. C) Fixed interval schedule. D) Unconditioned response. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fixed ratio schedule. 13. WHAT IS A TYPE OF LEARNING IN WHICH WE LINK TWO OR MORE STIMULI? A) CLASSICAL CONDITIOINING. B) OPERANT CONDITIONING. C) COGNITIVE LEARNING. D) RESPONDENT BEHAVIOR. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) CLASSICAL CONDITIOINING. 14. WHAT IS THE TYPE OF BEHAVIOR THAT OPERATES ON THE ENVIRONMENT, PRODUCING CONSEQUENCES? A) BEHAVIORISM. B) RESPONDENT BEHAVIOR. C) ASSOCIATIVE LEARNING. D) OPERANT BEHAVIOR. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) OPERANT BEHAVIOR. 15. Getting a piece of candy after getting an answer correct in class is an example of: A) Positive Reinforcement. B) Negative Reinforcement. C) Positive Punishment. D) Negative Punishment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Positive Reinforcement. 16. Putting up an umbrella to escape the rain A) Positive Reinforcement. B) Negative Reinforcement. C) Punishment. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Negative Reinforcement. 17. In Pavlov's original experiments with dogs, the sound of the bell served as the: A) Conditioned stimulus. B) Conditioned response. C) Unconditioned stimulus. D) Unconditioned response. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conditioned stimulus. 18. Squirting a cat with a spray bottle for eating plants. A) Positive Reinforcement. B) Negative Reinforcement. C) Positive Punishment. D) Negative Punishment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Positive Punishment. 19. A hotel maid takes a 15-minute break after cleaning 10 rooms A) Fixed ratio. B) Variable ratio. C) Fixed interval. D) Variable interval. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fixed ratio. 20. An expected outcome for an event is called a ..... in operant conditioning A) Social Influence. B) Learning. C) Consequence. D) Reinforcer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Consequence. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesOperant Conditioning Quiz 1Operant Conditioning Quiz 2Operant Conditioning Quiz 4Operant Conditioning Quiz 5Operant Conditioning Quiz 6Operant Conditioning Quiz 7Operant Conditioning Quiz 8Operant Conditioning Quiz 9Operant Conditioning Quiz 10Operant Conditioning Quiz 11 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books