LEARNING
OPERANT CONDITIONING
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Question
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A little girl is spanked for Grabbing her sister’s hair.
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Students in a classroom have their recess taken away until they can be quiet.
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Young women wear clothes styled like those of a popular actress.
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A piano student becomes proficient at a new piece of music.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Learning new skills: Children and adults can learn new skills through observational learning. A child can learn how to paint her nails by watching their mom, or an adult may learn to lift weights by watching others on videos.
Detailed explanation-2: -Researchers have conducted countless experiments designed to explore observational learning, the most famous of which is Albert Bandura’s “Bobo doll experiment.” In this experiment (Bandura, Ross & Ross 1961), Bandura had children individually observe an adult social model interact with a clown doll (“Bobo”).
Detailed explanation-3: -For example: An infant could learn to chew through watching adults chew food. After witnessing an older sibling being punished for taking a cookie without permission, the young child does not take cookies without permission.
Detailed explanation-4: -An infant learns to make and understand facial expressions. A child learns to chew. After witnessing an older sibling being punished for taking a cookie without asking, the younger child does not take cookies without permission. A child learns to walk.