AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -A lion in a circus learns to stand up on a chair and jump through a hoop to receive a food treat. This example is operant conditioning because standing on a chair and jumping through a hoop are voluntary behaviors. The food treat is a positive reinforcement because it is given and it increases the behavior.

Detailed explanation-2: -The conditioning depicted is operant conditioning. The lion is given a reward which is a positive reinforcement for performing the trick of standing on a chair and jumping through the hoop. The treat is the positive reinforcer. The performance of the trick is the behavior that is being conditioned and reinforced.

Detailed explanation-3: -Parents can use operant conditioning with their children by: offering praise when they do something positive. giving them a piece of candy when they clean their room. letting them play video games after they complete their homework.

Detailed explanation-4: -In Operant Conditioning Theory, there are essentially four quadrants: Positive Reinforcement, Positive Punishment, Negative Reinforcement, and Negative Punishment.

Detailed explanation-5: -While classical conditioning is training dogs to salivate to the sound of a metronome, operant conditioning is training them to sit by giving them a treat when they do.