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Review questions

Assess your understanding of this learning pathway by selecting the correct answer for each of the following questions:

  • Jelena’s mother asks her to play the harp for some guests. Afterward, she gives her a candy bar and tells her she can go play. What is the candy bar?
    • A positive reinforcer
      • Incorrect.
    • A negative reinforcer
      • Incorrect.
    • A negative punisher
      • Incorrect.
    • It is not clear
      • Correct.
  • Food is to ________ reinforcer as money is to ________ reinforcer.
    • positive; negative
      • Incorrect.
    • negative; positive
      • Incorrect.
    • primary; secondary
      • Correct.
    • secondary; primary
      • Incorrect.
  • Positive reinforcement ________ the likelihood of a behaviour, and negative reinforcement ________ the likelihood of a behaviour.
    • increases; also increases
      • Correct.
    • decreases; also decreases
      • Incorrect.
    • increases; decreases
      • Incorrect.
    • decreases; increases
      • Incorrect.
  • Which of the following is an example of a variable ratio schedule of reinforcement?
    • An instructor offers 3 different in-class bonus activities throughout the semester without warning to encourage attendance.
      • Correct.
    • A dog trainer first rewards his puppy for laying down but eventually only rewards the puppy when he lays down and rolls over.
      • Incorrect.
    • Most people check for new email intermittently throughout the day.
      • Incorrect.
    • Most people check their mail once a day after their typical delivery time.
      • Incorrect.
  • In Bandura’s Bobo doll study, when the children who watched the aggressive model were placed in a room with the doll and other toys, they ________.
    • ignored the doll
      • Incorrect.
    • played nicely with the doll
      • Incorrect.
    • played with tinker toys
      • Incorrect.
    • kicked and threw the doll
      • Correct.

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