32 Questions
What is the Premack principle?
Positively reinforcing 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.
Who showed that children can learn to act aggressively by watching aggressive role models?
Bandura
What are mirror neurons?
Neurons that fire both when an animal acts and when the animal observes the same action performed by another.
According to the text, what did early behaviorists like Skinner believe about thinking's role in learning?
They did not believe that thinking played much of a role in learning.
What is the Premack principle?
Positively reinforcing a less frequently performed behavior with a more frequently performed behavior
What did early behaviorists like Skinner believe about the role of thinking in learning?
They did not believe that thinking played much of a role in learning
What is observational learning?
Learning by watching others
What are mirror neurons?
Neurons that fire both when an animal acts and when the animal observes the same action performed by another
How did Bandura's Bobo-Doll Experiment demonstrate observational learning?
Children exposed to an aggressive model exhibited more aggression towards the Bobo-doll
How is operant conditioning used in clinical settings?
Using token economies to shape desired behaviors
"Chaining" in operant conditioning refers to:
Breaking down a complex behavior into a series of smaller, manageable tasks
Operant Conditioning is used in; Using token economies in clinical settings to shape desired ______
behaviors
Many types of research has examined the impact of violent media on ______
behavior
Shaping reinforces ______ that are not exactly the target behaviors but closer versions of it
behaviors
Bandura (1960); showed that children can learn to act aggressively by watching ______ role models
aggressive
Observational learning activates ______ neurons
mirror
Mirror neurons; a neuron that fires both when an animal acts and when the animal observes the same action performed by ______
another
Overcoming procrastination via the ______ principle
Premack
Chaining animal trainers link a number of interrelated behaviors to form ______ series
longer
Early behaviorists (e.g. Skinner) did not believe that thinking played much of a role in ______
learning
Skinner taught pigeons to play Ping-Pong with this ______
technique
Operant Conditioning is primarily used in clinical settings to shape desired behaviors
False
Mirror neurons are only found in monkeys, not in humans
False
The Premack principle involves positively reinforcing a less frequently performed behavior with a more frequently performed behavior
True
Early behaviorists, such as Skinner, believed that thinking played a significant role in learning
False
Observational learning is the process of learning by watching others, also known as models
True
The Bobo-Doll Experiment demonstrated that exposure to aggressive models triggers more aggression in children
True
The Premack principle is about reinforcing yourself with higher frequency behaviors only after completing a task
True
Chaining in operant conditioning refers to linking a number of interrelated behaviors to form longer series
True
Observational learning activates mirror neurons, which are responsible for mimicking observed actions
True
Skinner taught pigeons to play Ping-Pong using observational learning techniques
False
Test your knowledge of operant conditioning and reinforcement with this quiz. Learn about key concepts such as Thorndike's trial-and-error learning, B.F. Skinner's work, and the principles of reinforcement and punishment.
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