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Operant Conditioning Quiz 5 (25 MCQs)

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1. The type of learning dependent upon consequences of behavior
2. Exemption from a test for perfect attendance
3. After Lee refused to clean his room, his mother took away his smart phone, Lee's mom is making use of
4. Learning that results from the consequences of behaviors is called
5. Behavior:Tina finishes her homework.Consequence:She gets to go out with friends.The consequence is an example of
6. Your allowance for doing your chores at home is an example of
7. Behavior:Joy smiles at everyoneConsequence:She makes a lot of friendsThe consequence is an example of
8. Thorndike's Law of Effect said that animals will learn responses that are
9. Variable ratio provides
10. By definition, "reinforcement" _____
11. One of the important people in the use of operant conditioning.
12. When Kyle spends too much time playing video games, his mom unplugs his X-box and takes the cord.
13. In the drama of classical conditioning, what was the conditioned response?
14. Cleaning your room to stop your father's nagging.
15. Behavior:Molly finishes her homework Consequence:She gets to go out with friends
16. What do we call the type of learning in which behavior is strengthened if followed by a reinforcer?
17. Fixed Interval schedules are based on:
18. Any consequence that increases the future likelihood of a behavior is called:
19. WHAT IS AN OPERANT CONDITIONING PROCEDURE IN WHICH REINFORCERS GUIDE BEHAVIOR TOWARD CLOSER AND CLOSER APPROXIMATIONS?
20. Blake is a carpet installer who wants to be paid for each square foot of carpet he lays rather than with an hourly wage. Blake prefers working on a _____ schedule of reinforcement.
21. As a punishment for getting bad grades, Simone is grounded by her parents. What else should her parents do to help improve her grades?
22. Gambling devices are an example of the schedule that is most resistant to extinction (longest-lasting). These are an example of _____
23. This takes away a desirable stimulus
24. A _____ is a stimulus or event that increases the odds of repeating a behavior.
25. Hit dog on the nose for barking at the table
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