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Section 6.3
6.3 How Do We Learn by Operant
Conditioning?
Who proposed the law of effect?
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Garcia
Bandura
Skinner
Pavlov
Thorndike
Who proposed the law of effect?
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Garcia
Bandura
Skinner
Pavlov
Thorndike
Reinforcing successive approximations of an
action in an effort to teach a complex action is
known as __________.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
shaping
observational learning
punishment
discrimination
generalization
Reinforcing successive approximations of an
action in an effort to teach a complex action is
known as __________.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
shaping
observational learning
punishment
discrimination
generalization
Which of the following is an example
of negative punishment?
A. Spanking a child
B. Giving a rat a food pellet
C. Removing shock
D. Removing food
Which of the following is an example
of negative punishment?
A. Spanking a child
B. Giving a rat a food pellet
C. Removing shock
D. Removing food
Which of the following best
characterizes operant learning?
A.
B.
C.
D.
The organism learns an association between a stimulus and a response.
The organism learns an association between a behavior and a reward.
The organism learns an association between a behavior and a punishment.
The organism learns an association between a behavior and a
consequence.
E. None of the above
Which of the following best
characterizes operant learning?
A.
B.
C.
D.
The organism learns an association between a stimulus and a response.
The organism learns an association between a behavior and a reward.
The organism learns an association between a behavior and a punishment.
The organism learns an association between a behavior and a
consequence.
E. None of the above
Which reinforcement schedule involves being
reinforced after a random time period?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Variable ratio
Fixed interval
Fixed ratio
Variable interval
Which reinforcement schedule involves
being reinforced after a random time
period?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Variable ratio
Fixed interval
Fixed ratio
Variable interval
Which statement is true concerning
operant conditioning?
A. It is more difficult to
learn fixed schedules
than variable
schedules.
B. Responses are higher
for ratio schedules than
for interval schedules.
C. Partial reinforcement
does not result in
significant learning.
D. Responses are higher
for fixed schedules than
for variable schedules.
Which statement is true concerning
operant conditioning?
A. It is more difficult to
learn fixed schedules
than variable
schedules.
B. Responses are higher
for ratio schedules
than for interval
schedules.
C. Partial reinforcement
does not result in
significant learning.
D. Responses are higher
for fixed schedules than
for variable schedules.