Operant Conditioning

Question 1

The following question refers to the cat experiments conducted by Edward Thorndike. After receiving a reward for escaping the puzzle box, the cats ________.

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gradually learned to escape more quickly

Question 2

In operant conditioning, many complex behaviors are learned through shaping.

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T

Question 3

Stimulus discrimination occurs when an organism generalizes one consequence to many stimuli similar to the discriminative stimulus.

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F

Question 4

All of the following factors influence the effectiveness of reinforcement in operant conditioning except __________.

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extinction

Question 5

The discriminative stimulus in operant conditioning is one that predicts the probability of a consequence occurring.

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T

Question 6

B. F. Skinner is responsible for establishing the law of effect.

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F

Question 7

Read the scenario below and answer the question that follows.Glen is attempting to use operant conditioning to train his dog, Thor, to fetch a ball upon command. To test Thor’s understanding, Glen throws the ball and yells, “Pineapple!” Thor does not fetch the ball.Which process of operant conditioning has Thor demonstrated?

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stimuli discrimination

Question 8

Classical conditioning occurs when a particular behavior is reinforced by its consequences.

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F

Question 9

In classical conditioning, a stimulus is used to provoke or elicit a response that __________.

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it didn’t elicit naturally before conditioning occurred

Question 10

The continued display of a behavior after reinforcement has been removed is known as ___________.

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resistance to extinction

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