CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

OPERANT CONDITIONING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Nguyen’s dog, Yap, barks whenever he sees a cat. Nguyen yells at the dog.Nguyen is hoping to change the dog’s behaviour through applying
A
punishment.
B
negative reinforcement.
C
positive reinforcement.
D
observational learning.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In Operant Conditioning Theory, there are essentially four quadrants: Positive Reinforcement, Positive Punishment, Negative Reinforcement, and Negative Punishment.

Detailed explanation-2: -Operant conditioning is a type of associative learning that focuses on consequences that follow a response that we make and whether it makes a behavior more or less likely to occur in the future. Return to our discussion of operant behaviors from Section 6.1. 2.

Detailed explanation-3: -behavior produces events in the environment, whereas respondent behavior occurs as an automatic response to a stimulus.

Detailed explanation-4: -Answer and Explanation: The correct answer is C. When a dog plays dead she gets a treat in order to encourage her to repeat the behavior. The dog has learned that she will get a treat, positive reinforcement, for playing dead in this example.

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