LEARNING
OPERANT CONDITIONING
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Question
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true
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false
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -In this video Sheldon uses chocolate to reinforce Penny’s behavior. Whenever she does something that he approved up he would offer her another piece of chocolate. So much so that he eventually didn’t have to correct her behavior.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Gothowitz Deviation Season 3, Episode 3-Aired October 5, 2009. Howard and Raj try to meet women at a Goth nightclub. Meanwhile, Leonard is disturbed when Sheldon attempts to retrain Penny with chocolate-based positive reinforcement to eliminate what he considers her annoying traits.
Detailed explanation-3: -Sheldon says that he is using operant conditioning with Penny based on the works of Thorndike and Skinner.
Detailed explanation-4: -Sheldon’s solution? Feed Penny delicious chocolates as positive reinforcement of “good” behavior.