WK 3 Quiz

Question 1

Reinforcing behaviours as someone gets closer and closer to the desired response, is an example of?

Answer 1

Shaping in operant conditioning

Question 2

The goal is requesting: providing reinforcement for gaining attention, then providing reinforcement for gaining attention and taking by the hand to the tap, providing reinforcement for gaining attention and taking by the hand to the tap and handing the cup, reinforcing for getting attention and taking by the hand to the tap and handing the cup and saying dink, is an example of?

Answer 2

Chaining in operant conditioning

Question 3

Reinforcing each step of a sequence until the whole sequence is learned, is an example of?

Answer 3

Chaining in operant conditioning

Question 4

The goal is requesting: providing reinforcement for vocalising (uuu), then only reinforcing approximation of the word (di), then only reinforcing most of the word e.g. dink, is an example of?

Answer 4

Shaping in operant conditioning

Question 5

When teaching a child to dress themselves - Reinforcing a child when they pull their pants up after you have helped them put all of their other clothes on and put their legs in their pants, what is this an example of?

Answer 5

Backwards chaining in operant conditioning

Question 6

When does continuous reinforcement occur?

Answer 6

When reinforcement is given for every instance of the desired behaviour

Question 7

A child is reinforced after a different numbers of non-reinforced responses eg after 2 responses and then after 5 responses and then after 1 response, is an example of what reinforcement type?

Answer 7

Variable ratio

Question 8

A child is reinforced for use of the focus behaviour every 5 minutes, is an example of what type of reinforcement?

Answer 8

Fixed interval

Question 9

A child is reinforced for use of the behaviour after varied time periods, is an example of what reinforcement type?

Answer 9

Variable interval

Question 10

A child is reinforced after every 3rd use of the focus behaviour, is an example of what reinforcement type?

Answer 10

Fixed ratio

Question 11

A child is reinforced only sometimes when they use a focus behaviour, is an example of what reinforcement type?

Answer 11

Intermittent reinforcement

Question 12

A child is reinforced every time they use a focus behaviour, is an example of what reinforcement type

Answer 12

Continuous reinforcement

Question 13

What is it called when a learned behaviour re-appears after it has disappeared?

Answer 13

spontaneous recovery

Question 14

This can occur when the behaviour is no longer followed by the reinforcer

Answer 14

extinction

Question 15

What is it called when a behaviour only occurs when in the presence of a particular context or stimuli?

Answer 15

discrimination

Question 16

What is it called when a behaviour learned in one situation or in the presence of a particular stimuli appears in similar situations?

Answer 16

generalisation

Question 17

What does operant conditioning involve?

Answer 17

1. Behaviour being more likely to be repeated if the consequences of that behaviour are positive
2. Learning occurring because responses are influenced by the outcomes that follow them
3. Reinforcement and punishment

Question 18

What are the variables that affect vicarious learning?

Answer 18

1. Observer’s age
2. Consequences of the observer’s behaviour
3. Observer’s learning history
4. Characteristics of the model
5. Consequences of the model’s behaviour

Question 19

Feeling proud of your performance is an example of what kind of reward?

Answer 19

Internal reward

Question 20

Seeing your friend flying off to Bali on frequent flyer points is what kind of reward?

Answer 20

Vicarious reward