AP PSYCHOLOGY

LEARNING

OPERANT CONDITIONING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A rabbit is in a cage with a red button. Regardless of how the rabbit interacts with the button, a trap door releases a food pellet every twenty minutes. This reinforcement schedule would be classified as ____
A
fixed-ratio
B
continuous
C
variable-ratio
D
fixed-interval
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -So, when the rabbit interacts with the red button (target behavior), the food pallet is released from the door (reinforcement). It is a fixed interval reinforcement schedule because the food is released after every twenty minutes. Here, the passage of time is the governing factor for delivering reinforcement.

Detailed explanation-2: -In operant conditioning, there are two primary methods of conditioning behavior: positive reinforcement and negative reinforcement. Positive reinforcement is aimed at increasing a particular behavior, while negative reinforcement is designed to decrease a behavior.

Detailed explanation-3: -6 Examples of Positive Punishment in Practice Yelling at a child for bad behavior. Forcing them to do an unpleasant task when they misbehave. Adding chores and responsibilities when he fails to follow the rules. Assigning students who forget to turn in their assignment extra work.

Detailed explanation-4: -Whenever a teacher threatens the punishment of failure, he is using Negative reinforcement. It involves the removal of aversive stimuli to reinforce the target behavior.

Detailed explanation-5: -Among the reinforcement schedules, variable ratio is the most productive and the most resistant to extinction. Fixed interval is the least productive and the easiest to extinguish (Figure 18.5. 1).

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