GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD
OPERANT CONDITIONING
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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attention from others
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water
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college grade of an “A”
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boy scout merit badge
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Detailed explanation-1: -Water, food, sleep, shelter, sex, and touch, among others, are primary reinforcers. Pleasure is also a primary reinforcer.
Detailed explanation-2: -Unconditioned Reinforcer is also called a primary reinforcer. These are reinforcers that do not need to be learned, such as food, water, oxygen, warmth and sex.
Detailed explanation-3: -Answer and Explanation: The answer is c) a glass of water. This is because water is important, biologically, to the individual since it is biologically needed for survival. A penny, a hundred dollars, and praise are all examples of secondary reinforcers.
Detailed explanation-4: -1. in operant conditioning, the process in which presentation of a stimulus or circumstance following a response increases the future probability of that response, without the need for special experience with the stimulus or circumstance.
Detailed explanation-5: -Food, drink, and pleasure are the principal examples of primary reinforcers. But, most human reinforcers are secondary, or conditioned. Examples include money, grades in schools, and tokens. Secondary reinforcers acquire their power via a history of association with primary reinforcers or other secondary reinforcers.