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Operant Conditioning Quiz 12 (25 MCQs)

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1. To increase seat belt use, car manufacturers have an annoying ding that will not turn off until you put on your seat belt!
2. James ignored his barking dog and he eventually stopped.
3. In the three-phase model of operant conditioning, the antecedent condition is also known as the
4. When Kyle spends too much time playing video games, his dad unplugs his X-box and takes the cord away.
5. When a bad stimulus is added to the environment to decrease a behavior this is called:
6. What may occur in classical conditioning once an unconditioned stimulus no longer follows a conditioned stimulus? It also may occur in operant conditioning once a response is no longer reinforced.
7. Najida's mother decided she would withdraw Najida from her favourite weekend activity every time Najida did not do her homework.
8. A student volunteers to answer a tough question in class and the teacher comments favorably on the quality of the student's answer.
9. Nam forgot to do laundry, so he had to wear dirty clothes to class. After being isolated by the classmates, he has been doing his laundry more often. How is Nam being conditioned?
10. In the morning, your alarm clock rings. You press the 'off' button and the alarm stops ringing. This is an example of
11. Which of the following is an example of operant conditioning?
12. A dog is thirsty and goes outside where it finds a bowl of water
13. A teacher awards her pupils with a gold star every time they answer 5 questions. The type of schedule the pupils are on is called
14. The relearning of a conditioned response after extinction is known as:
15. Giving a child a sticker for going potty on the toilet
16. Jerry goes on the weekend boat trip as his friends insist he comes. He vomits everywhere and they make him clean it up himself.
17. Random drug testing; worker refrains from taking drugs.
18. Tim is a snowboard salesman. For every 15 snowboards he sells, his company gives him a monetary bonus. What schedule of reinforcement describes Tim's bonus arrangement?
19. Putting the ball away when the dog brings it back
20. What is another name for an Operant Chamber?
21. Nguyen's dog, Yap, barks whenever he sees a cat. Nguyen yells at the dog.Nguyen is hoping to change the dog's behaviour through applying
22. Losing marks for handing an essay in late.
23. Procedure in which reinforcers (like food) gradually guide an animal's actions toward a desired behavior.
24. The schedules of reinforcement (FI, VI, FR, VR) are all examples of:
25. Angie's speeding ticket was $ 250. Now she drives the speed limit!
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