GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD
LEARNING THEORIES
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Trial and error is used at first in the acquisition stage of Operant Conditioning, as the organism associates the previously random behaviour with a desired outcome, it’s not behaving randomly. It’s learnt what to do.
Detailed explanation-2: -Operant conditioning, sometimes referred to as instrumental conditioning, is a method of learning that uses rewards and punishment to modify behavior. Through operant conditioning, behavior that is rewarded is likely to be repeated, and behavior that is punished will rarely occur.
Detailed explanation-3: -a type of learning in which the organism successively tries various responses in a situation, seemingly at random, until one is successful in achieving the goal. Across successive trials, the successful response is strengthened and appears earlier and earlier.
Detailed explanation-4: -Operant Conditioning: It refers to “trial-and-error” learning, such as solving a maze.