Candy
If you clean your room, your parents give you candy. What type of operant conditioning is this?
Positive Reinforcement
When a kid was little and he scored goals in soccer, his parents always cheered for him. Now they sit on their phones, and ignore him when he scores. As a result, the kid doesn't practice shooting as much. What is this?
Extinction
Mary reads a book because she loves reading. What type of motivation is this?
Intrinsic Motivation
Billy goes to the pet store and wants to buy a puppy, but after thinking about having to take it out and feed it every day, he decides to leave without getting one. What does this decision demonstrate?
Self-Control
As a result of his presentation going smoothly, Steve's boss tells him that he will no longer have to clean out the office fridge. What type of operant conditioning is this?
Negative Reinforcement
If you keep making bad grades, you will not be allowed to have desert. What type of operant conditioning is this?
Negative Punishment
A teenager only plays lacrosse to get a college scholarship. What type of motivation is this?
Extrinsic Motivation
In order to stop worrying about getting her school project done, Susie decides to do it as soon as she has free time. What is this an example of?
Problem-focused Coping
Spot has been biting his owner Matt. Every time spot does this, Matt now screams at him that he is a very bad dog. What type of operant conditioning is this?
Positive Punishment
Millie is a new model. She watches videos of famous models walking in order to learn and perfect her own. What type of learning is this?
Observational Learning
A kid is slapped every time he eats candy before dinner. He is now scared to eat candy at all. What form of conditioning is this?
Classical Conditioning
A student has a big game coming up. Instead of practicing more, she watches movies and tries not to think about it. What is this an example of?
Emotion-focused Coping
Kevin believes that the reason his grade was so good was because his teacher made an easy test. What principle does this represent?
External Locus of Control
A psychologist was renowned for his work on operant conditioning. He used rats in a box to accomplish his work. Who is this?
BF Skinner
Darla thinks she deserves a promotion. She believes she deserves this because all of her time at the company has proven that she is a good worker. What principle does this resresent?
Internal Locus of Control
When the kid keeps his room clean during the week, he will receive 10 pieces of candy on Friday. What kind of reinforcement schedule is this?
Fixed Interval
State is coming up for Sally and she refuses to wear any other socks than the ones she won state in last year. What behavior is this an example of?
Superstitious Behavior
Johnny appears to not be paying attention in class, so his teacher attempts to call him out by asking him a question about the notes she just went over. Surprisingly, Johnny answers correctly. What principle does this demonstrate?
Latent Learning
Julie used to train puppies for fun, but now it is her job. What principle of motivation is this?
Overjustification
Robert has just been fired unjustly. As a result of his anger, his blood pressure skyrockets. What is this?
Biofeedback
If the kid takes the dog out once a day, he will get to pick desert on Fridays. What type of reinforcement schedule is this?
Fixed Ratio
Before Joey lost the championship, he ate a Zaxby's chicken sandwich. Now, he can no longer stomach the taste of that specific sandwich. Which psychologist came up with this theory?
John Garcia
Sammy's teacher decides to give the physics class a pop quiz because she thinks they are not paying attention. What type of reinforcement schedule is this?
Variable Interval
Bob is fishing at the lake for catfish on a random Saturday afternoon. For every 10 fish he catches, he gets $100 from his dad. What type of reinforcement schedule is this?
Fixed Ratio
Jess ate bad sushi at the office potluck. As a result, she is now disgusted by all seafood. What is this an example of?
Genralization