QUESTION 12
To get back at her sister, Tess steals her sister's sweater.Unfortunately, her sister has so many clothes that she didn't evennotice. According to Skinner, is this an example of punishment?
| a. | No, because it didn't change the sister's behaviour. |
| b. | Yes, because the act of removing the sweater was intended topunish. |
|
| c. | Yes, because the sweater is still missing even if not noticedyet. |
| d. | No, because removal of a stimulus is negative reinforcement. |
QUESTION 13
According to the Law of Effect, which of the followingbehaviours should become more common?
| a. | A dog blinking its eyes after a flash of light is presented |
| b. | A child throwing a tantrum after being ignored for throwing atantrum |
| c. | A child doing her homework after she was praised for her lasthomework assignment |
| d. | A rat eating after it got a shock for pressing a lever |
QUESTION 14
John has to give his cat Garfield a pill every day. He alwaysopens up the pill bottle (which makes a popping sound) and removesone pill before giving it to Garfield, and he follows this bygiving him a treat as a reward. After a while, John notices thatwhen he opens up the pill bottle, Garfield comes running to himright away. In this example, the __________ is the unconditionedstimulus.
| a. | pill-taking |
| b. | treat |
| c. | sound of the pill bottle opening |
| d. | cat running to John |
QUESTION 15
Use of operant conditioning techniques and applied behaviouranalysis (ABA) have been applied extensively to treating whichdisorder?
| a. | Schizophrenia |
| b. | Post-traumatic Stress Disorder |
| c. | Phobias |
| d. | Autism |
QUESTION 16
Carla asked a question in class, and her teacher made a fussabout what a great question it was. After that, Carla never askedanother question in class again. This is an example of operantconcept? |
| a. | negative reinforcement |
| b. | negative punishment |
| c. | positive punishment |
| d. | positive reinforcement |
 Â
QUESTION 17
Which of the following is an example of positivereinforcement? |
| a. | Giving a child candy for completing their homework |
| b. | Taking away privileges if a child does not follow classroomrules |
| c. | Removing a child's chores when he or she complete homework |
| d. | Giving students a night off from homework if they work hardduring class |
QUESTION 18
Miranda notices that her cat salivates as soon as her cat hearsthe sound of the electric can opener. In this example, the sound ofthe can opener is the
| a. | secondary reinforcer |
| b. | positive reinforcer |
| c. | conditioned stimulus |
| d. | primary stimulus |
  QUESTION 19
Dan wants to teach his young son to help with chores. He knowsthat the little boy isn't ready to do a lot on his own, so Dan justpraises his son for small tasks like putting a toy in the toy boxor helping to feed the cat. Over time, Dan's standards will gethigher as his little boy can handle more complex work. This is anexample of which operant concept?
| a. | extinction |
| b. | shaping |
| c. | negative reinforcement |
| d. | fading |
QUESTION 20
__________ is any relatively permanent change in behaviourbrought about by experience or practice. |
| a. | Adaptation |
| b. | Learning |
| c. | Memory enhancement |
| d. | Muscle memory |
QUESTION 21
Which of the following is an example of operantconditioning? |
| a. | Learning to like a new band because your best friend likesit |
| b. | Feeling nervous when you hear spooky music during a horrormovie |
| c. | Encouraging a child to do his chores by giving him a cookie whenhe has completed them |
| d. | Reducing a patient's fear of spiders by associating spiders withrelaxation |
QUESTION 22
Which of the following helps to explain the maintenance ofproblem behaviours, like staying in an abusive relationship?
| a. | positive punishment |
| b. | spontaneous recovery |
| c. | partial reinforcement |
| d. | extinction |
