Instrumental Conditioning

Practice Questions

GRE Subject Test: Psychology › Instrumental Conditioning

Questions
4
1

Mary is a 4-year-old child who has frequent temper tantrums. Each time she has a temper tantrum her mother takes away her dessert. In this case, her mother's reaction to Mary's temper tantrum is best described as which of the following?

2

Mary is a 4-year-old child who has frequent temper tantrums. Each time she has a temper tantrum her mother takes away her dessert. In this case, her mother's reaction to Mary's temper tantrum is best described as which of the following?

3

Weekly paychecks are an example of which of the following types of reinforcement?

4

Extinction occurs when a __________ is no longer paired with a __________.

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