CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

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GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

OPERANT CONDITIONING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
When Lina turns the shopping trolley down the lolly aisle, her two-year-old son, Ali, starts screaming, “Want lollies! Lollies!” Lina moves to another aisle, but Ali continues to scream. As other customers begin staring and Lina starts to feel embarrassed, she finally gives Ali a bag of lollies. If Lina is more likely to give in to Ali’s temper tantrums in public situations in the future, it is because she has experienced
A
Positive Reinforcement
B
Negative Reinforcement
C
Punishment
D
Response Cost
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: -A child disobeys his parent, and the child gets punished by losing access to electronics. The desired effect of the punishment is that the child will not disobey again. Reinforcement, on the other hand, is a reward or a prize for doing something right.

Detailed explanation-3: -An example of positive reinforcement is: A child receives money for doing chores. Negative reinforcement is where instead of being rewarded with an item for making positive choices, and item or stimulus is removed after a specific behavior is shown.

Detailed explanation-4: -There are four types of positive reinforcers: natural, tangible, social, and token. Positive reinforcement can be delivered in experiments as part of a partial fixed schedule.

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