PSYCHOLOGY 101 BEHAVIOR, COGNITIVE, HUMANISTIC EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS | GRADED A+

PSYCHOLOGY 101 BEHAVIOR, COGNITIVE,
HUMANISTIC EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS | GRADED A+



Operant Conditioning - Correct Answer -Learning that occurs due to the consequences of our
behavior. If we receive a reward for our behavior, the it's most likely that the behavior will be
repeated. If we are punished or our behavior is ignored then it is less likely that the behavior will
be repeated.


Reinforcement - Correct Answer -(Reward) is anything that increases the likelihood that a
behavior will happen again. Reinforcement can almost be anything.


Shaping - Correct Answer -Rewarding successive approximations until the desired target
behavior is reached. Ex/ start with achievable expectations, reward the behavior, then gradually
raise the bar of expectations you are not reinforced until you reached the target behavior.


Continuous reinforcement - Correct Answer -When reinforcement is given for every correct
behavior.


Continuous reinforcement - Correct Answer -Is useful when teaching new behavior. However, it
is often impractical to use long term.
1) you can't always be around to reinforce.
2) if someone expects a reinforcer should occur every time, then reinforcement doesn't occur, the
behavior quickly stops (extinction)
3) frequent use of external reinforcement can hurt intrinsic motivation.


Behaviorism - Correct Answer -Personality is made up of habits formed by the environment.