Operant conditioning was studied by_________?

Related Mcqs:

1. Operant conditioning was studied by:

   A. Pavlov
   B. Maslow
   C. Freud
   D. Skinner

2. Who is famous for his work in operant conditioning and behavioral modification?

   A. Skinner
   B. Wundt
   C. Thorndyke
   D. Kohler

3. Another name for operant conditioning is ___________________?

   A. social learning
   B. latent conditioning
   C. instrumental conditioning
   D. instinctive conditioning

4. The first systematic study of operant conditioning was performed in 1938 by _______________?

   A. E. L. Thorndike
   B. B. F. Skinner
   C. A. Bandura
   D. I. Pavlov

5. Which of the following reinforcement schedules in operant conditioning would be best to use if you want to produce behavior that is very resistant to extinction?

   A. continuous
   B. fixed ratio
   C. variable ratio
   D. fixed interval

6. Behavior according to operant conditioning theory is controlled by __________________?

   A. its consequences
   B. free will
   C. knowledge
   D. instinct

7. In operant conditioning, what is the relationship between events critical to learning and the response to be learned?

   A. They occur before the response
   B. They occur after the response
   C. They occur simultaneously with the response
   D. they are unrelated to the response

8. One difference between classical and operant conditioning is that:

   A. animals learn only by operant conditioning
   B. operant conditioning involves learning in which antecedent events are associated with one another
   C. classical conditioning involves learning in which antecedent events are associated with one another
   D. operant conditioning occurs when a response is not affected by consequences

9. Who is famous for his work in operant conditioning and behavioral modification.

   A. Skinner
   B. Wundt
   C. Thorndyke
   D. Kohler

10. Taste aversions are a type of classical conditioning, and if there is a long delay between the CS and US, conditioning is usually prevented. The fact that people and animals can be develop taste aversions even though sickness occurs long after eating indicates that:

    A. taste aversions are really more like operant conditioning
    B. taste aversions can be unlearned as well
    C. there is a biological tendency to associate sickness with any food eaten earlier
    D. there is less aversion associated with the actual sickness than with whatever caused the sickness in the first place