AP PSYCHOLOGY

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LEARNING

OPERANT CONDITIONING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Kelly initially loved to read. When she was in third grade, the local amusement park started a program where students could earn free passes to the park by reading. The program ended when Kelly reached the seventh grade. Once the reward was gone, Kelly significantly reduced her reading. This is an example of:
A
partial reinforcement.
B
cognitive map.
C
spontaneous recovery.
D
overjustification effect.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Which schedule of reinforcement would be the MOST effective for producing a long-term change in behavior and be LEAST likely to be impacted by extinction? Using a variable ratio schedule.

Detailed explanation-2: -Some more examples of unconditioned responses include: Gasping in pain after being stung by a bee. Jerking your hand back after touching a hot plate on the oven. Jumping at the sound of a loud noise.

Detailed explanation-3: -There are two types of associative learning: classical conditioning and operant/instrumental, conditioning.

Detailed explanation-4: -respondent conditioning. This also has the scientific term “classical conditioning". It involves pairing a stimulus that already produces a response, often food, with the stimulus that will acquire the power to elicit a response, which can be any arbitrary stimulus.

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