Quiz Instructions
The quiz:
- Covers the Textbook material from Module 2: Week 2.
- Contains 20 multiple-choice, true/false, and multiple answer questions.
- Is limited to 2 hours.
- Allows 1 attempt.
- Is worth 50 points.
Begin this quiz only when you are prepared to complete it. You may refer to your notes and textbooks at any time during the assessment.
Submit this assignment by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Sunday of Module 2: Week 2.
Note: this is a timed quiz. You may check the remaining time you have at any point while taking the quiz by pressing the keyboard combination SHIFT, ALT, and T… Again: SHIFT, ALT, and T…
Question 1 2.5 pts
Teachers getting a paycheck every two weeks is an example of
Variable-ratio.
Variable-interval.
Fixed-ratio.
Fixed-interval.
Question 2 2.5 pts
Jim used to disrupt the teacher’s conversations by interrupting her. The teacher consistently ignored his interruptions and the behavior stopped.
shaping is occurring.
discrimination is occurring.
generalization is occurring.
extinction is occurring.
Question 3 2.5 pts
Telling a student that she does not need to stay after school for remedial math lessons because she received a perfect score on her math test is an example of
Positive reinforcement.
Negative reinforcement.
Positive punishment.
Negative punishment.
Question 4 2.5 pts
Giving a child extra credit for helping around the classroom is an example of
Positive reinforcement.
Negative reinforcement.
Positive punishment.
Negative punishment.
Question 5 2.5 pts
Unconditioned stimulus (UCS) causes
an unconditioned response (UCR).
a conditioned response (CR).
a conditioned stimulus (CS).
an unconditioned stimulus (UCS).
Question 6 2.5 pts
Which of the following statements best represents Thorndike’s Law of Effect?
Behaviors followed by reinforcements are more likely to occur again.
Behaviors followed by punishments are more likely to occur again.
Behaviors followed by reinforcements are less likely to occur again.
Question 7 2.5 pts
You teach Cindi to hit a baseball with a bat by using a series of successive steps to get closer and closer to the target behavior. This is an example of
Extinction.
Shaping.
Generalization.
Discrimination.
Question 8 2.5 pts
Once a certain response occurs regularly to a given stimulus; the response also may occur with similar stimuli. This is an example ofGroup of answer choices
Extinction.
Shaping.
Generalization.
Discrimination.
Question 9 2.5 pts
Connectionism theory is best associated with this scientist.
Pavlov
Skinner
Thorndike
Watson
Question 10 2.5 pts
Classical conditioning theory is best associated with this scientist.
Pavlov
Skinner
Thorndike
Watson
Question 112.5 pts
A reinforcement is responsible for response strengthening and increases the frequency of a behavior. Group of answer choices
True
False
Question 12 2.5 pts
Having a child write, “I will not use the word stupid” 100 times is an example of Edwin R. Guthrie’s fatigue method. Group of answer choices
True
False
Question 13 2.5 pts
It was Friday and Susan went to her English class thinking about her upcoming date that night with the boy of her dreams. The night before she tried but could not concentrate on the chapter of Ivanhoe she was supposed to read. Her hair would not cooperate with her today and to make matters worse, she was tired from texting her friend into the night regarding what shoes she should wear on her date. Susan did not learn much that day. Which of the following explains this outcome? Group of answer choices
The law of effort
The law of readiness
The law of exercise
The law of effect
Question 14 2.5 pts
Pop quizzes in math class are an example of
Variable-ratio.
Variable-interval.
Fixed-ratio.
Fixed-interval.
Question 15 2.5 pts
A high school student loses free time for disrupting the class. Eventually, the student stops disrupting the class. This is an example of
Positive reinforcement.
Negative reinforcement.
Positive punishment.
Negative punishment.
Question 16 2.5 pts
Operant conditioning is best associated with this scientist.
Pavlov
Skinner
Thorndike
Watson
Question 17 2.5 pts
The preschooler gets his toys taken away for fighting with his classmates is an example of
Positive reinforcement.
Negative reinforcement.
Positive punishment.
Negative punishment.
Question 18 2.5 pts
Reinforcement and punishment are most commonly associated with
Operant conditioning.
Classical conditioning.
Connectionism.
Constructivism.
Question 19 2.5 pts
Getting extra credit in English class every time you read 50 pages of Ivanhoe is an example of
Variable-ratio.
Variable-interval.
Fixed-ratio.
Fixed-interval.
Question 20 2.5 pts
Generalization occurs when people respond similarly to stimuli that have common features, whereas discrimination occurs when people respond differently to stimuli that have uncommon features.
True
False
