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EDUC 701 Behaviorism Test - Liberty University
Question 1: What is reinforcement in operant conditioning?
CORRECT ANSWER : Reinforcement in operant conditioning
is any event that strengthens the behavior it follows.
Question 2: What does negative punishment involve?
CORRECT ANSWER : Negative punishment involves the
removal of a stimulus following a given behavior in order to decrease the frequency of that behavior.
Question 3: What is a fixed ratio in operant conditioning?
CORRECT ANSWER : In operant conditioning, a fixed ratio is a
schedule of reinforcement that reinforces a response only after a specified number of responses.
Question 4: Can you provide an example of a fixed ratio?
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CORRECT ANSWER : An example of a fixed ratio is after
buying 10 coffees you get a free one.
Question 5: Can you give an example of a variable interval?
CORRECT ANSWER : An example of a variable interval is a
pop quiz.
Question 6: What is operant conditioning?
CORRECT ANSWER : Operant conditioning is a type of
learning in which behavior is strengthened if followed by a reinforcer or diminished if followed by a punisher.
Question 7: How are reinforcement and punishment defined?
CORRECT ANSWER : Reinforcement and punishment refer to
a contingent event that strengthens the response that precedes it, or the application of something painful or the removal of something positive.
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Question 8: What is the Law of Readiness?
CORRECT ANSWER : The Law of Readiness is associated with
the belief that students learn easier when they want to learn.
Question 9: What is fatigue?
CORRECT ANSWER : Fatigue is extreme tiredness or
exhaustion.
Question 10: Who is associated with Contiguous Conditioning?
CORRECT ANSWER : Edward Guthrie is associated with
Contiguous Conditioning.
Question 11: What is acquisition in learning?
CORRECT ANSWER : Acquisition in learning normally
requires several pairings between a conditioned stimulus (CS, neutral thing) and an unconditioned stimulus (US,
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unconditioned thing) before a conditioned response (CR) is fully developed.
Question 12: Who was Little Albert?
CORRECT ANSWER : Little Albert was the subject in John
Watson's experiment, which proved classical conditioning principles, especially the generalization of fear.
Question 13: What is stimulus generalization?
CORRECT ANSWER: Stimulus generalization is the tendency
to respond to a stimulus that is only similar to the original conditioned stimulus with the conditioned response.
Question 14: What is the title of John B. Watson's work?
CORRECT ANSWER : "Psychology as the Behaviorist Views
It" is the title of John B. Watson's work.