Deck 4: Reinforcement

Question 1

_______________ demonstrated the 'law of effect," one of the earliest demonstration of reinforcement.

A)Thorndike
B)Skinner
C)Pavlov
D)Watson

Answer 1

A

Question 2

A student in a special education classroom receives a reinforcer (a token)after every five correct responses on her math worksheet.This is an example of what schedule of reinforcement?

A)CRF
B)FR
C)VR
D)FI

Answer 2

B

Question 3

In negative reinforcement,a stimulus is ____________ following the behavior and the behavior is strengthened.

A)provided
B)increased
C)added
D)removed

Answer 3

D

Question 4

A behavior that is strengthened through the process of reinforcement is called (n)_______________.

A)conditioned response
B)unconditioned response
C)operant behavior
D)conditioned stimulus

Question 5

In which schedule of reinforcement does a reinforcer get delivered when a response occurs after a period of time?

A)ratio schedule
B)continuous reinforcement schedule
C)interval schedule
D)discontinuous reinforcement schedule

Question 6

An abolishing operation (AO):

A)makes a reinforcer less potent
B)makes a behavior less likely
C)is a type of motivating operation
D)all of these