1. iClicker Questions Section 6.3 6.3 How Do We Learn by Operant Conditioning?

2. Who proposed the law of effect? Garcia Bandura Skinner Pavlov Thorndike

3. Who proposed the law of effect? Garcia Bandura Skinner Pavlov Thorndike

4. Reinforcing successive approximations of an action in an effort to teach a complex action is known as __________. A.shaping B.observational learning C.punishment D.discrimination E.generalization

5. Reinforcing successive approximations of an action in an effort to teach a complex action is known as __________. A.shaping B.observational learning C.punishment D.discrimination E.generalization

6. 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

7. 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

8. Which of the following best characterizes operant learning? A.The organism learns an association between a stimulus and a response. B.The organism learns an association between a behavior and a reward. C.The organism learns an association between a behavior and a punishment. D.The organism learns an association between a behavior and a consequence. E.None of the above

9. Which of the following best characterizes operant learning? A.The organism learns an association between a stimulus and a response. B.The organism learns an association between a behavior and a reward. C.The organism learns an association between a behavior and a punishment. D.The organism learns an association between a behavior and a consequence. E.None of the above

10. Which reinforcement schedule involves being reinforced after a random time period? A.Variable ratio B.Fixed interval C.Fixed ratio D.Variable interval

11. Which reinforcement schedule involves being reinforced after a random time period? A.Variable ratio B.Fixed interval C.Fixed ratio D.Variable interval

12. 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.

13. 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.