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Operant Conditioning Quiz 9 (25 MCQs)

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1. Ignoring baby's cry in the middle of the night
2. Which of the following is true of classical conditioning?
3. Behaviour's learned through classical conditioning, when compared with behaviour's learned through operantconditioning, are more likely to be
4. Removal of something pleasant
5. Pop quizzes reinforce reading and studying on a _____ schedule.
6. Finn receives a spanking from his mum after he refuses to eat his vegetables during dinner.
7. How have you been CLASSICALY conditioned in school?
8. The psychologist most closely associated with the study of operant conditioning was:
9. James ignored his barking dog until she eventually stopped. When she was quiet, she got a treat.
10. Joe was hit with a baseball last week during practice and now refuses to play with that team of kids.
11. A reward that comes from others is called a(n)
12. Skinner found which schedule of reinforcement to create the strongest habits (most resistant to extinction)
13. Which animal was put into the Skinner box?
14. Elise's car has an annoying buzzer that sounds until the seat belt is snapped into place. Elise always puts on her seatbelt as soon as she gets in the car. She has learned this behavior through:
15. Behaviour's learned through operant conditioning, when compared with behaviour's learned through classicalconditioning, are more likely to be
16. The gradual disappearance of a conditioned response in the presences of a conditioned stimulus is
17. Every time someone flushes a toilet in the apartment building, the shower becomes very hot and causes the person to jump back. Over time, the person begins to jump back automatically after hearing the flush, before the water temperature changes.
18. Which of the following terms, coined by Albert Bandura, refers to the process of observing and imitating behaviors performed by others?
19. Ivan Pavlov is famous for his contributions to psychology, he was actually a
20. When you give your dog a treat after he uses the bathroom outside. This is an example of:
21. In Pavlov's studies with dogs, what did the sound of the bell serve as?
22. The best example of secondary reinforcement is:
23. Using an umbrella when it's raining
24. Fido the dog normally comes running when the electric can-opener is used however today he came running at the sound of the blender. This is known as
25. Who proposed the theory of Operant Conditioning?
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