Operant Conditioning and Reinforcement Quiz
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What is the Premack principle?

  • Positively reinforcing a less frequently performed behavior with a more frequently performed behavior. (correct)
  • Negatively reinforcing a less frequently performed behavior with a more frequently performed behavior.
  • Positively reinforcing a more frequently performed behavior with a less frequently performed behavior.
  • Punishing a less frequently performed behavior with a more frequently performed behavior.

    • What is an example of the application of operant conditioning mentioned in the text?

  • Using token economies in clinical settings to shape desired behaviors. (correct)
  • Using cognitive models of learning to teach children with autism.
  • Using classical conditioning to treat language deficits in autism.
  • Applying observational learning to overcome procrastination.

    • Who showed that children can learn to act aggressively by watching aggressive role models?

  • Gallese
  • Goldman
  • Bandura (correct)
  • Skinner

    • What are mirror neurons?

    <p>Neurons that fire both when an animal acts and when the animal observes the same action performed by another.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the text, what did early behaviorists like Skinner believe about thinking's role in learning?

    <p>They did not believe that thinking played much of a role in learning.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the Premack principle?

    <p>Positively reinforcing a less frequently performed behavior with a more frequently performed behavior</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did early behaviorists like Skinner believe about the role of thinking in learning?

    <p>They did not believe that thinking played much of a role in learning</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is observational learning?

    <p>Learning by watching others</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are mirror neurons?

    <p>Neurons that fire both when an animal acts and when the animal observes the same action performed by another</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How did Bandura's Bobo-Doll Experiment demonstrate observational learning?

    <p>Children exposed to an aggressive model exhibited more aggression towards the Bobo-doll</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is operant conditioning used in clinical settings?

    <p>Using token economies to shape desired behaviors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    "Chaining" in operant conditioning refers to:

    <p>Breaking down a complex behavior into a series of smaller, manageable tasks</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Operant Conditioning is used in; Using token economies in clinical settings to shape desired ______

    <p>behaviors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Many types of research has examined the impact of violent media on ______

    <p>behavior</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Shaping reinforces ______ that are not exactly the target behaviors but closer versions of it

    <p>behaviors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Bandura (1960); showed that children can learn to act aggressively by watching ______ role models

    <p>aggressive</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Observational learning activates ______ neurons

    <p>mirror</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Mirror neurons; a neuron that fires both when an animal acts and when the animal observes the same action performed by ______

    <p>another</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Overcoming procrastination via the ______ principle

    <p>Premack</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Chaining animal trainers link a number of interrelated behaviors to form ______ series

    <p>longer</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Early behaviorists (e.g. Skinner) did not believe that thinking played much of a role in ______

    <p>learning</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Skinner taught pigeons to play Ping-Pong with this ______

    <p>technique</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Operant Conditioning is primarily used in clinical settings to shape desired behaviors

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Mirror neurons are only found in monkeys, not in humans

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The Premack principle involves positively reinforcing a less frequently performed behavior with a more frequently performed behavior

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Early behaviorists, such as Skinner, believed that thinking played a significant role in learning

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Observational learning is the process of learning by watching others, also known as models

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The Bobo-Doll Experiment demonstrated that exposure to aggressive models triggers more aggression in children

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The Premack principle is about reinforcing yourself with higher frequency behaviors only after completing a task

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Chaining in operant conditioning refers to linking a number of interrelated behaviors to form longer series

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Observational learning activates mirror neurons, which are responsible for mimicking observed actions

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Skinner taught pigeons to play Ping-Pong using observational learning techniques

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

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