AP PSYCHOLOGY

LEARNING

OPERANT CONDITIONING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Last week, little Justin got a bag of cookies from the cabinet and ate them all. When his mother found out, she didn’t let him watch television that evening as punishment. The next day, Justin thinks about having cookies, but decides that it is not a great idea.
A
Classical Conditioning
B
Operant Conditioning
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Negative Punishment The child has his crayons taken away for fighting with his sister.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Examples of Stimulus Discrimination In one well-known experiment on classical conditioning, researchers paired the taste of meat (unconditioned stimulus) with the sight of a circle (conditioned stimulus), and dogs learned to salivate in response to the presentation of a circle.

Detailed explanation-4: -Examples of Negative Reinforcement Giving a pass to the car behind to avoid its honking. Getting up from the bed to avoid the noisy alarm. Taking an antacid before having a spicy meal. Applying sunscreen before heading to the beach to avoid getting sunburned.

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