Operant Conditioning

Question 1

Operant Conditioning

Answer 1

Type of learning, give rewards or consequences

Question 2

Law of Effect-Edward Thorndike

Answer 2

Reward=more behavior
Consequence=less behavior

Question 3

B.F. Skinner

Answer 3

Trained pigeons tricks for food

Question 4

Reinforcement

Answer 4

Increases behavior

Question 5

Positive Reinforcement

Answer 5

Add something they like to increase behavior

Question 6

Negative Reinforcement

Answer 6

Subtract something they don’t like to increase behavior

Question 7

Primary Reinforcement

Answer 7

What we use. Automatic reward - food, sleep, love

Question 8

Secondary Reinforcement

Answer 8

What we use. Learned reward - money

Question 9

Punishment

Answer 9

Decrease behavior

Question 10

Positive Punishment

Answer 10

Add something they don’t like to decrease behavior

Question 11

Negative Punishment

Answer 11

Subtract something they like to decrease behavior

Question 12

Shaping

Answer 12

The process of rewarding steps along the way

Question 13

Discrimination

Answer 13

Only do specific behavior for reward

Question 14

Extinction

Answer 14

Behavior dies without reward/consequence

Question 15

Schedules of Reinforcement

Answer 15

When we reward/punish

Question 16

Continuous Reinforcement

Answer 16

Reward/punish all the time

Question 17

Partial Reinforcement

Answer 17

Reward/punish only sometimes

Question 18

Fixed Ratio Reinforcement

Answer 18

Set number

Question 19

Variable Ratio Reinforcement

Answer 19

Random number

Question 20

Fixed Interval Reinforcement

Answer 20

Set time

Question 21

Variable Interval Reinforcement

Answer 21

Random time