Behaviorism

Question 1
The preschooler gets his toys taken away for fighting with his classmates is an example of
Positive reinforcement.
Negative reinforcement.
Positive punishment.
Negative punishment.

Question 2
Classical conditioning theory is best associated with this scientist.
Pavlov
Skinner
Thorndike
Watson

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IncorrectQuestion 3
Giving a child extra credit for helping around the classroom is an example of
Positive reinforcement.
Negative reinforcement.
Positive punishment.
Negative punishment.

IncorrectQuestion 4
Unconditioned stimulus (UCS) causes an unconditioned response (UCR).
a conditioned response (CR).
a conditioned stimulus (CS).
an unconditioned stimulus (UCS).

IncorrectQuestion 5
It was Friday and Susan went to her English class thinking about her upcoming date that night with the boy of her dreams. The night before she tried but could not concentrate on the chapter of Ivanhoe she was supposed to read. Her hair would not cooperate with her today and to make matters worse, she was tired from texting her friend into the night regarding what shoes she should wear on her date. Susan did not learn much that day. Which of the following explains this outcome?
The law of effort
The law of readiness
The law of exercise
The law of effect

IncorrectQuestion 6
Reinforcement and punishment are most commonly associated with
Operant conditioning.
Classical conditioning.
Connectionism.
Constructivism.

UnansweredQuestion 7
Which of the following statements best represents Thorndike’s Law of Effect?
Behaviors followed by reinforcements are more likely to occur again.
Behaviors followed by punishments are more likely to occur again.
Behaviors followed by reinforcements are less likely to occur again.

UnansweredQuestion 8
A reinforcement is responsible for response strengthening and increases the frequency of a behavior.
True
False

UnansweredQuestion 9
Pop quizzes in math class are an example of
Variable-ratio.
Variable-interval.
Fixed-ratio.
Fixed-interval.

UnansweredQuestion 10
A high school student loses free time for disrupting the class. Eventually, the student stops disrupting the class. This is an example of
Positive reinforcement.
Negative reinforcement.
Positive punishment.
Negative punishment.

UnansweredQuestion 11
Having a child write, “I will not use the word stupid” 100 times is an example of Edwin R. Guthrie’s fatigue method.
True
False

UnansweredQuestion 12
Once a certain response occurs regularly to a given stimulus; the response also may occur with similar stimuli. This is an example of
Extinction.
Extinction.
Shaping.
Generalization.
Discrimination.

UnansweredQuestion 13
Telling a student that she does not need to stay after school for remedial math lessons because she received a perfect score on her math test is an example of
Positive reinforcement.
Negative reinforcement.
Positive punishment.
Negative punishment.

UnansweredQuestion 14
Teachers getting a paycheck every two weeks is an example of
Variable-ratio.
Variable-interval.
Fixed-ratio.
Fixed-interval.

UnansweredQuestion 15
Operant conditioning is best associated with this scientist.
Pavlov
Skinner
Thorndike
Watson

UnansweredQuestion 16
Connectionism theory is best associated with this scientist.
Pavlov
Skinner
Thorndike
Watson

UnansweredQuestion 17
Generalization occurs when people respond similarly to stimuli that have common features, whereas discrimination occurs when people respond differently to stimuli that have uncommon features.
True
False

UnansweredQuestion 18
Getting extra credit in English class every time you read 50 pages of Ivanhoe is an example of
Variable-ratio.
Variable-interval.
Fixed-ratio.
Fixed-interval.

UnansweredQuestion 19
You teach Cindi to hit a baseball with a bat by using a series of successive steps to get closer and closer to the target behavior. This is an example of
Extinction.
Shaping.
Generalization.
Discrimination.

UnansweredQuestion 20
Jim used to disrupt the teacher’s conversations by interrupting her. The teacher consistently ignored his interruptions and the behavior stopped. This is an example of shaping is occurring.
discrimination is occurring.
generalization is occurring.
extinction is occurring.

Note: The textbook we are using is LEARNING THEORIES (an educational perspective) Eighth Edition (Chapter 3) By DaleSchunk

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