Exam 12: B F Skinner: Reinforcement Theory

Skinner's behavioral approach is

Operant behavior involves a response made or elicited by a specific stimulus.

Persistent behavior that has a coincidental and not a functional relationship to the reinforcement received is called superstitious behavior.

Gambling is usually considered to be based on a variable-interval schedule of reinforcement.

Punishment is frequently used as a form of parenting. Another form of parenting could be the use of positive reinforcement. Give a real-life example of a parent using each of these approaches. In your opinion, which of these two forms of parenting would have the greatest immediate and long term effects (positive or negative) on the child?

Skinner's term for voluntary, explorative behavior is

In behavior modification, Skinner advocated using

Skinner believed that respondent behavior

An employee paid on a weekly basis operates under a ____ schedule of reinforcement.

Slot machines operate on a ____ schedule of reinforcement.

Skinner believed people are not responsible for their actions, because

Shaping a behavior that is not likely to occur spontaneously is accomplished by

The secret to shaping behavior is

Skinner's research subjects were mainly

In Skinner's fictional community of Walden Two,

Shaping, according to Skinner, is the same thing as respondent behavior, which involves a response made or elicited by a specific stimulus.

In his early adulthood, Skinner

Skinner exclusively used animals (rather than people) in his research on behavioral responses to stimuli.

Each of the following is a factor in Skinner's functional analysis except

To Skinner, respondent behavior was less important than operant behavior.