SPCE 609 Chapter 4, 5, 7 Quiz with
verified answers 2025/2026
The term operant comes from the verb ___ and refers to behavior that ___ - ANS ✔✔operant;
operates on the environment to produce effects
What defines a contingency of reinforcement? - ANS ✔✔Discriminative stimulus
Operant
Reinforcement
What are the four basic contingencies - ANS ✔✔positive reinforcement
positive extinction
negative punishment
negative reinforcement
In terms of rewards and intrinsic motivation, Cameron et al. (2001) conducted a statistical
procedure called ____________, and one of the findings indicated that verbal rewards
__________ performance and interest on tasks. - ANS ✔✔meta-analysis; increased
The Premack principle states that a higher-frequency behavior will - ANS ✔✔function as a
reinforcement for a lower-frequency behavior
To experimentally study the probability of response, a researcher uses __________as the basic
measure and follows the ________________method. - ANS ✔✔operant rate; free operant
shaping of behavior involves - ANS ✔✔reinforcing closer and closer approximations to the final
performance
verified answers 2025/2026
The term operant comes from the verb ___ and refers to behavior that ___ - ANS ✔✔operant;
operates on the environment to produce effects
What defines a contingency of reinforcement? - ANS ✔✔Discriminative stimulus
Operant
Reinforcement
What are the four basic contingencies - ANS ✔✔positive reinforcement
positive extinction
negative punishment
negative reinforcement
In terms of rewards and intrinsic motivation, Cameron et al. (2001) conducted a statistical
procedure called ____________, and one of the findings indicated that verbal rewards
__________ performance and interest on tasks. - ANS ✔✔meta-analysis; increased
The Premack principle states that a higher-frequency behavior will - ANS ✔✔function as a
reinforcement for a lower-frequency behavior
To experimentally study the probability of response, a researcher uses __________as the basic
measure and follows the ________________method. - ANS ✔✔operant rate; free operant
shaping of behavior involves - ANS ✔✔reinforcing closer and closer approximations to the final
performance