CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

LEARNING THEORIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Mary’s two-year old son frequently had tantrums. Mary decided to seek the help of a therapist. The therapist suggested that Mary should ignore her son while he was screaming and yelling and when he was calm she should talk reassuringly to him and gave him a hug. Mary was using the principles of ____ to change her son’s behaviour. The giving of a hug is an example of ____
A
Operant conditioning; positive reinforcement
B
Operant conditioning; negative reinforcement
C
Classical conditioning; positive reinforcement
D
Classical conditioning; negative reinforcement
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -When it comes to operant conditioning, fixed means that a behavior is being reinforced on a consistent schedule. In this context, schedule refers to how often the reinforcement is provided.

Detailed explanation-2: -Extinction: The gradual weakening and eventual disappearance of a conditioned response.

Detailed explanation-3: -In the context of operant conditioning, whether you are reinforcing or punishing a behavior, “positive” always means you are adding a stimulus (not necessarily a good one), and “negative” always means you are removing a stimulus (not necessarily a bad one).

Detailed explanation-4: -Conditioning in the Classroom: 4 Examples Perhaps students have music class before lunch every day. Halfway through music class, their stomachs may begin to rumble, similar to the salivation of the dogs in Pavlov’s experiment. The children may actually start to associate music class with hunger.

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