Reinforcement and Punishment test 10 questions and answers(psychology) 1Q)Lighting a fire on a cold night to get warm is an example of a positive reinforcement t/f
1A)False

2Q)Punishment is more effective when applied at least an hour after the target behavior has occurred t/f
2A)False

3Q)One example of a fixed-interval reward schedule is the biweekly paycheck many workers earn t/f
3A)True

4Q)When punishment is applied after every instance of an unwanted target behavior, it is generally more effective t/f
4A)True

5Q)Molly catches her dog chewing on her favorite slippers. Molly swats the dog on the nose so that it will not chew her slippers again. Which type of operant conditioning in occurring in the scenario?
5A)Positive Punishment

6Q)Glenda is a gymnast. She performs a perfect triple backflip off the high bars. After landing successfully, the crowd erupts in applause. Which type of operant conditioning is occurring in the scenario?
6A)Positive Reinforcement

7Q)When a behavior is highly resistant to extinction, the organism takes longer to stop responding after a reinforcement is no longer given t/f
7A)True

8Q)Justine starts yelling in the store when she wants something. Her parents buy her a toy in order to get Justine to stop yelling. What type of conditioning is shaping the parents’ behavior?
8A)Negative Reinforcement

9Q)According to research, the most powerful reinforcement technique in conditioning is .
9A)Positive Reinforcement

10Q)Molly is eating red and black jellybeans from a paper bag. She is not looking at the jellybeans as she eats them. She likes red jellybeans, but she does not like black jellybeans. The amount of jellybeans she has to take from the jar before she gets a red one is never the same. Which of the following statements is true?
10A)Molly is on a variable-ratio schedule of reinforcement