CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

OPERANT CONDITIONING

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

Tim is a snowboard salesman. For every 15 snowboards he sells, his company gives him a monetary bonus. What schedule of reinforcement describes Tim’s bonus arrangement?

A	Fixed interval
B	Fixed ratio
C	Variable ratio
D	Variable interval

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -The main difference between primary and secondary reinforcers is that primary reinforcer is biological stimulus causing involuntary reflex while secondary reinforcer is conditioned stimulus causing learned behavior.

Detailed explanation-2: -Water, food, sleep, shelter, sex, and touch, among others, are primary reinforcers. Pleasure is also a primary reinforcer. Organisms do not lose their drive for these things.

Detailed explanation-3: -In continuous reinforcement, the desired behavior is reinforced every single time it occurs. 1 This schedule is best used during the initial stages of learning to create a strong association between the behavior and response.

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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