FSU PSYC320 Quiz 5 Latest 2021
Question 1
What part of the brain is responsible for making an individual feel bad for not being picked to
play in a basketball game?
orbitofrontal cortex
insular cortex
dACC
frontal cortex
Question 2
Suppose a child screams continuously until his parents buy him a new toy. The new toy
would be _____ of the child's behavior of screaming.
negative punishment
positive reinforcement
positive punishment
negative reinforcement
Question 3
A professor takes a 15-minute break every time she grades three term papers. This is an
example of a _____ schedule of reinforcement.
fixed-ratio
variable-ratio
variable interval
fixed-interval
Question 4
Which statement demonstrates the free-operant paradigm?
, A rat in a Skinner box can press a bar at any time to receive food.
After reaching the end of a maze, a rat is put back inside its home cage.
After reaching the end of a maze, a rat is returned to the starting point by the experimenter.
When a cat escapes from a puzzle box, the experimenter puts the cat back in.
Question 5
After working for $15 an hour, Miranda's pay was cut to $10 an hour. She stopped working
so hard, working much less than her coworkers, who had been earning $10 an hour all along.
This is an example of:
negative contrast.
negative reinforcement.
negative punishment.
positive punishment.
Question 6
Suppose a child whines continuously until his parents give him a cookie. The cessation of the
child's whining would be _____ of the parents' behavior of giving the cookie.
positive punishment
negative reinforcement
negative punishment
positive reinforcement
Question 7
A rat with a dorsal striatum lesion would have trouble learning to:
jump over a barrier to escape shock.
receive food when a red light comes on.
run in an exercise wheel to obtain a drink of water.
press a bar for a food reward.
Question 1
What part of the brain is responsible for making an individual feel bad for not being picked to
play in a basketball game?
orbitofrontal cortex
insular cortex
dACC
frontal cortex
Question 2
Suppose a child screams continuously until his parents buy him a new toy. The new toy
would be _____ of the child's behavior of screaming.
negative punishment
positive reinforcement
positive punishment
negative reinforcement
Question 3
A professor takes a 15-minute break every time she grades three term papers. This is an
example of a _____ schedule of reinforcement.
fixed-ratio
variable-ratio
variable interval
fixed-interval
Question 4
Which statement demonstrates the free-operant paradigm?
, A rat in a Skinner box can press a bar at any time to receive food.
After reaching the end of a maze, a rat is put back inside its home cage.
After reaching the end of a maze, a rat is returned to the starting point by the experimenter.
When a cat escapes from a puzzle box, the experimenter puts the cat back in.
Question 5
After working for $15 an hour, Miranda's pay was cut to $10 an hour. She stopped working
so hard, working much less than her coworkers, who had been earning $10 an hour all along.
This is an example of:
negative contrast.
negative reinforcement.
negative punishment.
positive punishment.
Question 6
Suppose a child whines continuously until his parents give him a cookie. The cessation of the
child's whining would be _____ of the parents' behavior of giving the cookie.
positive punishment
negative reinforcement
negative punishment
positive reinforcement
Question 7
A rat with a dorsal striatum lesion would have trouble learning to:
jump over a barrier to escape shock.
receive food when a red light comes on.
run in an exercise wheel to obtain a drink of water.
press a bar for a food reward.
