Operant Conditioning

Question 1

Stimulus Discrimination is

Answer 1

when an organism makes a response to a stimulus for which reinforcement is obtained but not for any other similar stimulus.

Question 2

Which schedules of reinforcement is the most resistant to extinction?

Answer 2

Variable Ratio Schedule

Question 3

Continuous Reinforcement

Answer 3

When a correct response is reinforced every time it is given.

Question 4

Fixed Ratio

Answer 4

Fixed number of correct responses ( paid $5 for every 100 newspapers delivered)

Question 5

Variable Ratio

Answer 5

Variable number of correct responses (Poker Machines)

Question 6

Fixed Interval

Answer 6

Fixed Time Period ( Teachers paid every fortnight)

Question 7

Variable Interval

Answer 7

Variable Time Period (Fishing)

Question 8

Repeated Measures Design

Answer 8

Each participant is part of both E and C group.

Question 9

Matched Participants Design

Answer 9

Enables a researcher to identify a variable that is likely to eliminate the effects of this variable from the experiment. They will be ranked then allocated to the respective groups.

Question 10

Independent Groups Design

Answer 10

Allocates participants to either the E or C group at random.

Question 11

Random Sampling

Answer 11

is in which every member of the population has an equal chance of being selected.

Question 12

Random Allocation

Answer 12

means that all participants who have been selected for an experiment must have an equal chance of being in E or C group.