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1
Operant conditioning
A)elicits an involuntary response.
B)consists of the association of two stimuli.
C)occurs when a voluntary response is strengthened or weakened depending on its favorable or unfavorable consequences.
D)elicits a response similar to a reflex.
2
Which of the following best represent Thorndike's Law of Effect?
A)Neutral stimuli can be conditioned to produce reflexive behaviors.
B)Learning can only occur during a certain critical period.
C)Rewarded behaviors are more likely to be repeated, whereas punished behaviors are less likely to be repeated.
D)Through the observation of the actions of others, learning can occur the first time a task is attempted.
3
A reinforcer differs from a reward because
A)rewards are limited to positive occurrences, but reinforcers can be positive or negative.
B)a reward increases the probability that a preceding response will occur again but a reinforcer does not.
C)reinforcers and rewards are the same thing; there is no difference.
D)rewards are monetary, but reinforcers can be food, water, or praise.
4
Happy Goluckey is a sharp young businessman. To get customers to come into his store on a steady basis, he has instituted a "Scratch for Cash" program. Each time a customer comes in, he or she gets to scratch pace on a big scratch ticket. Under some of the winning numbers there are prizes and cash winnings. Happy is employing a _______ schedule of reinforcement to keep customers coming.
A)continuous
B)variable interval
C)fixed ratio
D)variable ratio
5
Longa Suffering has a wicked migraine. She takes a new kind of medicine to relieve her headache. Miraculously, her headache leaves after a relatively short time. The next time she gets a migraine she will try that drug again. This is an example of
A)a discriminative stimulus.
B)a positive reinforcer.
C)a negative reinforcer.
D)a primary reinforcer.





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