During an operant conditioning experiment, a researcher provides a rat with a shock every time that the rat demonstrates a particular behavior. This type of operant conditioning is referred to as which of the following?

Which one of these teaching strategies was not a method employed by Skinner for his box experiment?

Who is the founder of operant conditioning?

Which psychologist is most famous for his Law of Effect?

In Ms. Johnson’s class, each student receives a prize every Friday, only if he or she has been well behaved all week. This reward is an example of which of the following reinforcement schedules?

Which of the following is an example of a fixed-interval reinforcement schedule?

Scott wants his girlfriend, Victoria, to stop swearing. In order to gradually accomplish this, Scott decides that he will pinch Victoria on the arm every time she swears. What kind of operant conditioning technique is Scott slyly employing to curb Victoria's verbal habits?

Sandy is an aspiring singer. Even though she loves to sing, she also experiences severe stage fright before and during a performance. Sometimes when she is feeling so overwhelmed or nervous before a performance, she will decide to cancel the show because of her anxiety. Lately, even when she sees a stage or a microphone, she begins to feel panicked and notices her breathing and heart rate increase.

Sandy's actions (i.e. canceling a show when she is feeling anxious) relieve an uncomfortable feeling; therefore, they are considered to be which of the following types of behaviors.

During an operant conditioning experiment, a researcher provides a rat with a sugar pellet every time that the rat demonstrates a particular behavior. This type of operant conditioning is referred to as which of the following?

Sarah's dad increases Sarah's chores after she fails a test for the first time. The chores best represent which of the following types of operant conditioning consequences?