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Operant Conditioning Quiz 15 (25 MCQs)

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1. If I pay you $ 100 for every 10 computers you fix, this would be an example of a(n)
2. This requires a SET amount of time to elapse before giving the reinforcement
3. Operant Conditioning was first investigated by _____
4. The removal of something unpleasant (like an electric shock) when the desired behavior is completed.
5. Wakefield High School offers Pride Time as a way for students to make up assignments. A student who is failing the class must go to Pride Time to make up their work.
6. Define conditioned response
7. After extinction, a learned response may suddenly return without any reinforcement. It is likely to be weaker than the original response and not last very long
8. What is the purpose of a reinforcement?
9. In a famous psychological study, children that watched adults behave aggressively were more likely to behave aggressively themselves. What type of learning did this study illustrate?
10. Buying lottery ticket is reinforced on a _____ schedule.
11. Receiving half credit for turning in a paper late.
12. Like classical conditioning, operant conditioning is a form of associative learning except that there is:
13. After Tim refused to clean his room, his mother took away his PS4 gaming system, Tim's mom is making use of
14. Punishment is meant to
15. A teenager is grounded for misbehavior. (Remove free time.) The parents want to ensure the teenager does not do what they did moving forward.
16. After conditioning has taken place, repeatedly presenting the conditioned stimulus without the unconditioned stimulus will make the the conditioned response become weaker and then disappear is known as:
17. Define Unconditioned reflex
18. B.F. Skinner studied operant conditioning through the use of an operant conditioning box, which is also known as what?
19. An athlete signs a contract whereby her salary increases are renegotiated every three years. This is an example of a _____ schedule of reinforcement.
20. Giving extra credit points for turning in homework on time increases the likelihood that students will submit their assignments on time. This is an example of _____
21. When Liam misbehaves, his parents take his television away for a period of time. This is an example of
22. Learning where a neutral stimulus is paired with an Unconditioned stimulus and creates a conditioned response.
23. Putting on a coat when it is cold would be an example of
24. A consequence that increases the likelihood that the behavior happens again (strengthens)
25. Amy removes dessert from her diet in order to lose more weight. The results she sees on the scale causes her to start eating more fruits and vegetables as well.
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