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- 1. Multiple Choice
A customer loyalty program in which you receive a 40% off after accumulating 5,000 points is an example of a _____ reinforcement schedule.
fixed variable
fixed ratio
variable ratio
variable interval
- 2. Multiple Choice
Receiving 15 minutes Youtube time after finishing reading every two chapters of a novel is an example of a _____ schedule of reinforcement.
fixed ratio
fixed interval
variable ratio
variable interval
- 3. Multiple Choice
Every employee who achieves their yearly KPI would receive a salary increases every two years. This is an example of a _____ schedule of reinforcement.
fixed ratio
fixed interval
variable ratio
variable interval
- 4. Multiple Choice
Buying lottery ticket is reinforced on a _____ schedule.
fixed ratio
fixed interval
variable ratio
variable interval
- 5. Multiple Choice
Throwing the ball in hopes of getting a strike in bowling is reinforced on a _____ schedule.
fixed ratio
fixed interval
variable interval
variable ratio
- 6. Multiple Choice
Pop quizzes reinforce reading and studying on a _____ schedule.
fixed ratio
variable ratio
fixed interval
variable interval
- 7. Multiple Choice
The result of reinforcement is to
cause a behavior to stop
cause a behavior to diminish.
cause a behavior to continue.
cause a behavior to occur for only a limited amount of time.
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which of the following describes negative reinforcement?
A mother gives her son praise for doing homework
Sarah studies hard because it earns her "A" grades in English
Dennis used to walk to school but does not do so anymore because he was attacked by a dog in the neighborhood last month.
Bob washes the dishes in order to stop his mother's nagging
- 9. Multiple Choice
Thorndike's principle that behaviors followed by favorable consequences become more likely to be repeated is known as
law of effect
operant conditioning
shaping
Premack principle
- 10. Multiple Choice
A father is frustrated because his teenage daughter has started to curse frequently. He has decided to temporarily decrease her allowance each time she curses. He is going to continue doing this until she has stopped cursing. His plan uses
positive reinforcement
negative reinforcement
positive punishment
negative punishment
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a reinforcer?Anything that decreases the frequency of a behaviorAnything that the subject likesAnything that the subject will work forAnything that follows a behavior and increases the frequency of a behavior
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat is punishment?Anything that the subject will work to avoidAny unpleasant stimulusAnything that the subject dislikesAnything that decreases the frequency of a behavior
- 13. Multiple Choice
Getting a soft drink after putting money into a vending machine
Positive Reinforcement
Positive Punishment
Negative Reinforcement
Negative Punishment
- 14. Multiple Choice
My dad puts on his seatbelt to make his car stop beeping
positive reinforcement
negative reinforcement
conditioned reinforcement
unconditioned reinforcement
- 15. Multiple Choice
After Lee refused to clean his room, his mother took away his smart phone, Lee's mom is making use of
positive reinforcement
negative reinforcement
positive punishment
negative punishment
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