Question

All of the following factors influence the effectiveness of reinforcement in operant conditioning except __________.
A.
timing
B.
extinction
C.
magnitude
D.
shaping

Answer 1

B. extinction

Timing (immediacy) and magnitude (size) of a reinforcer affect how well it works, and shaping is a procedure that uses reinforcement to establish complex behaviors. Extinction is the decline of a behavior when reinforcement is removed, not a factor that enhances reinforcement effectiveness.