AP PSYCHOLOGY

LEARNING

OPERANT CONDITIONING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In ____ the learner is active.
A
operant conditioning
B
classical conditioning
C
both operant and classical conditioning
D
neither operant nor classical conditioning
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Also, remember that classical conditioning is passive on the part of the learner, while operant conditioning requires the learner to actively participate and perform some type of action in order to be rewarded or punished.

Detailed explanation-2: -Operant conditioning, sometimes referred to as instrumental conditioning, is a method of learning that uses rewards and punishment to modify behavior. Through operant conditioning, behavior that is rewarded is likely to be repeated, and behavior that is punished will rarely occur.

Detailed explanation-3: -Classical conditioning is passive in the sense that the learner cannot choose to engage or not to engage in a new behavior because the association is made through natural response.

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

Detailed explanation-5: -The learner must attend to the model’s behaviour and its consequences and then store a mental representation of it. SIMILARITIES The learner is active in both learning processes. It is reinforcement (rather than the learning itself) that influences the likelihood of the behaviour being imitated by the observer.

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