LEARNING
OPERANT CONDITIONING
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
|
|
Something that elicits a response after association with a reinforcer
|
|
|
An innately reinforcing stimulus
|
|
|
Something that when removed increases the likelihood of the behavior
|
|
|
An event that decreases the behavior it follows
|
|
|
An amplified stimulus feeding back information to responses
|
Detailed explanation-1: -e. An amplified stimulus feeding back information to responses. A discriminative stimulus is associated with operant conditioning.
Detailed explanation-2: -A discriminative stimulus is a stimulus that when it is present, generates a particular response and the response is usually faster, more frequent, and more resistant to extinction. The responding behavior is then subjected to discriminative stimulus control.
Detailed explanation-3: -Only ordering a dish at one restaurant because you know that other restaurants don’t offer that same menu item is an example of stimulus discrimination. Your cat being able to tell the difference between hearing you open a bag of chips and you opening a bag of cat treats is another example.
Detailed explanation-4: -Examples of a discriminative stimulus: Green Light, Open Sign, etc. A stimulus that sets the occasion for a decrease in operant responses.
Detailed explanation-5: -Discriminative stimulus is a stimulus in the presence of which a response will be reinforced; it is a cue that a particular response will pay off.