Which schedule of reinforcement produces the greatest resistance to extinction?

Related Mcqs:

1. The greatest degree of resistance to extinction is typically caused by a _______schedule of reinforcement.

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

2. 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

3. The reinforcement schedule that yields the lowest performance is the __________________?

   A. fixed-ration schedule
   B. variable-interval schedule
   C. fixed-interval schedule
   D. verbal-interval-schedule

4. Skinner maintained that reinforcement determines the acquisition of a response; Bandura maintains that reinforcement determines the_______of a response.

   A. acquisition
   B. development
   C. performance
   D. generalization

5. Which parenting style usually produces children with greatest confidence and self-esteem?

   A. permissive
   B. Authoritarian
   C. authoritative
   D. rejecting-neglecting

6. The highest and most consistent rate of response is produced by a ________________ schedule?

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

7. Research on the role of reinforcement in insight therapy has found that ___________?

   A. It does not play a role
   B. It does play a role
   C. It has an effect only on dependent patients
   D. It plays a role in highly structured therapy situation

8. Which of the following is an example of reinforcement?

   A. presenting a positive stimulus after a response
   B. removing an unpleasant stimulus after a response
   C. being told that you have done a good job
   D. all of the above

9. Negative reinforcement occurs when behavior:

   A. Decreases
   B. Is punished
   C. Remains the same
   D. Increases

10. If the conditioned stimulus is presented many times without reinforcement, we can expect:

    A. an increase in stimulus generalization
    B. the strength of the UR to increase
    C. an increase in response generalization
    D. extinction to occur