Lesson 4.1.2
4.1.2 Operant conditioning, reinforcement and behaviour modification Quiz: Pearson Edexcel Psychology, Unit 4
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The 20 questions
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In operant conditioning, what does positive reinforcement involve adding after a behaviour?
- Neutral consequence
- Aversive outcome
- Unpleasant stimulus
- Pleasant stimulus
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Fastening a seatbelt to stop an annoying alarm is an example of what?
- Positive punishment
- Positive reinforcement
- Negative punishment
- Negative reinforcement
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Which process involves adding an unpleasant consequence to reduce the frequency of a behaviour?
- Positive reinforcement
- Negative punishment
- Negative reinforcement
- Positive punishment
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Confiscating a teenager's mobile phone for breaking curfew is an example of what?
- Negative reinforcement
- Positive reinforcement
- Positive punishment
- Negative punishment
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Which type of reinforcer directly satisfies a biological need such as hunger?
- Secondary reinforcer
- Primary reinforcer
- Continuous reinforcer
- Vicarious reinforcer
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Which schedule delivers reinforcement after a set number of responses?
- Variable interval
- Fixed ratio
- Variable ratio
- Fixed interval
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Which schedule of reinforcement produces behaviour that is most resistant to extinction?
- Fixed interval
- Variable ratio
- Fixed ratio
- Continuous reinforcement
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Reinforcing successive approximations of a target behaviour is known as what?
- Generalisation
- Chaining
- Extinction
- Shaping
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Rewarding a child for making sounds before words, then full sentences, uses which process?
- Stimulus generalisation
- Classical conditioning
- Spontaneous recovery
- Shaping
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Which system awards secondary reinforcers for target behaviours that are later exchanged for rewards?
- Token economy
- Aversion therapy
- Systematic desensitisation
- Flooding
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Money is an example of which type of reinforcer?
- Primary reinforcer
- Unconditioned reinforcer
- Secondary reinforcer
- Vicarious reinforcer
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Receiving food after an unpredictable number of key pecks is which reinforcement schedule?
- Variable ratio
- Variable interval
- Fixed ratio
- Fixed interval
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A major practical application of operant conditioning principles is found in which technique?
- Cognitive restructuring
- Genetic screening
- Psychoanalysis
- Behaviour modification
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Removing an unpleasant time-out when a child apologises is an example of what?
- Positive reinforcement
- Negative reinforcement
- Positive punishment
- Negative punishment
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Why is it difficult to predict whether a stimulus will act as a reinforcer?
- Reinforcers never change
- Individual preferences vary
- Extinction is immediate
- Schedules are constant
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Gradually rewarding longer intervals between compulsive hand washes relies on which operant process?
- Aversion therapy
- Systematic desensitisation
- Flooding
- Shaping
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What apparatus was used by Skinner to measure and reinforce animal behaviour in operant conditioning?
- Bobo doll
- Skinner box
- Pavlovian harness
- Puzzle box
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Which reinforcement schedule rewards the first correct response after a set period of time?
- Fixed interval
- Fixed ratio
- Variable ratio
- Variable interval
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For maximum effectiveness, when should reinforcement be delivered following a desired behaviour?
- After a delay
- At day end
- Weekly
- Immediately
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According to operant conditioning, what primary factor determines all human and animal behaviour?
- Genetic predisposition
- Environmental consequences
- Free choice
- Unconscious drives
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