LEARNING
OPERANT CONDITIONING
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cleaning your room because you were praised when you did it last time.
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a boy learning to change a tyre by watching his father.
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blinking when a puff of air is blown into your eye.
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being scared of thunder.
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Detailed explanation-1: -More Examples If you study and then get a good grade on a test, you will be more likely to study for the next exam. If you work hard and then receive a promotion and pay raise, you will be more likely to continue to put in more effort at work.
Detailed explanation-2: -Skinner introduced a new term into the Law of Effect-Reinforcement. behavior which is reinforced tends to be repeated (i.e., strengthened); behavior which is not reinforced tends to die out-or be extinguished (i.e., weakened).
Detailed explanation-3: -The Law of Effect (also known as reinforcement) states that the consumer’s probability of repeating purchase of a brand would increase if he/she were satisfied with the purchase and decrease if dissatisfied. Note: Law of Effect is a technical term from learning theory in psychology often credited to Thorndike.
Detailed explanation-4: -The law of effect principle developed by Edward Thorndike suggested that: “responses that produce a satisfying effect in a particular situation become more likely to occur again in that situation, and responses that produce a discomforting effect become less likely to occur again in that situation (Gray, 2011, p.