LEARNING
OPERANT CONDITIONING
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Question
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Continuous reinforcement is best for learning
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Of two activities, whichever is preferred the most can be used to reinforce the other activity
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Once behavior is learned, partial reinforcement schedules yield a higher success rate
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Extinction is highest in higher yield cases
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Premack Principle, also called the relativity theory of reinforcement, and the differential-probability hypothesis, states that a more desirable activity (e.g. such as eating chocolate) can be used to reinforce a less desirable one (such as writing an essay).
Detailed explanation-2: -Premack principle suggests that if a person wants to perform a given activity, the person will perform a less desirable activity to get at the more desirable activity; that is, activities may themselves be reinforcers.
Detailed explanation-3: -Parents use the Premack principle when they ask children to eat their dinner (low probability behavior) before eating dessert (high probability behavior). Over time, the child learns to eat dinner in order to gain access to the preferred behavior of eating dessert.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Premack principle, developed by psychologist David Premack in 1965, provides critical insight into human behavior. Understanding and utilizing this principle allows you to arrange contingencies that motivate others.