AP PSYCHOLOGY

LEARNING

OPERANT CONDITIONING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In operant conditioning, ____ is necessary to create the association between the stimulus and the repetition of a voluntary response
A
reinforcement
B
the law of negative effect
C
conditional emotional linkages
D
a long time day
E
observation of the desired response
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In operant conditioning, is necessary to create the association between the stimulus and the repetition of a voluntary response. Correct. Reinforcement causes the association between the stimulus and the voluntary response to be learned.

Detailed explanation-2: -Operant conditioning (also called trial-and-error learning) is another type of associative learning in which a voluntary motor behavior is strengthened or weakened, depending on its favorable or unfavorable consequences.

Detailed explanation-3: -As with its classical counterpart, operant conditioning depends on the repetition of a stimulus in order to maintain the association between behavior and a reinforcement.

Detailed explanation-4: -Positive reinforcement occurs when the removal of an aversive or unpleasant stimulus following an emitted behavior strengthens the occurrence of the behavior.

Detailed explanation-5: -Reinforcement in operant conditioning involves strengthening an action by associating it with a consequence. If you want a child to clean their room, for instance, you may reinforce this behavior by giving them an allowance every time that they do.

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