AP PSYCHOLOGY

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LEARNING

HOW WE LEARN AND CLASSICAL CONDITIONING

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Gillian’s kids struggle to get out the door in the morning for school, so she creates a sticker chart where they can put on a sticker each time they are ready to go before 7 a.m. Once they fill the chart, they’ll get a new bunk bed. This is an example of ____
A
classical conditioning
B
modeling
C
operant conditioning
D
shaping conditioning
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -What about the stickers on the behavior chart? They also are secondary reinforcers. Sometimes, instead of stickers on a sticker chart, a token is used. Tokens, which are also secondary reinforcers, can then be traded in for rewards and prizes.

Detailed explanation-2: -When an organism receives a reinforcer each time it displays a behavior, it is called continuous reinforcement . This reinforcement schedule is the quickest way to teach someone a behavior, and it is especially effective in training a new behavior.

Detailed explanation-3: -A weekly paycheck is a good example of a fixed-interval schedule. The employee receives reinforcement every seven days, which may result in a higher response rate as payday approaches.

Detailed explanation-4: -In a variable ratio reinforcement schedule, the number of responses needed for a reward varies. This is the most powerful partial reinforcement schedule. An example of the variable ratio reinforcement schedule is gambling.

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