CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

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GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

OPERANT CONDITIONING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Mittens the cat just happened to brush against the refrigerator when Jane, her owner, was in the kitchen. Jane said, “Oh, you want some milk!” and gave her a little bowl. Mittens started hanging out near the refrigerator more often, which meant she brushed against it more often. Jane thought it was cute, so she gave her milk every time she brushed the refrigerator. Soon, mittens learned that brushing against the refrigerator was a sure way to get some milk.
A
Classical Conditioning
B
Operant Conditioning
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Parents can use operant conditioning with their children by: offering praise when they do something positive. giving them a piece of candy when they clean their room. letting them play video games after they complete their homework.

Detailed explanation-2: -Example: In the cat example in Key Term 3, the cat’s response of running to the kitchen and salivating when it hears the can opener is the conditioned response.

Detailed explanation-3: -For example, whenever you come home wearing a baseball cap, you take your child to the park to play. So, whenever your child sees you come home with a baseball cap, he is excited because he has associated your baseball cap with a trip to the park. This learning by association is classical conditioning.

Detailed explanation-4: -Have your kids ever cleaned their room, just to avoid your nagging? This is a perfect example of negative reinforcement. Negative reinforcement occurs when something unpleasant or uncomfortable is removed or taken away in order to increase the likelihood of the desired behavior.

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