CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

OPERANT CONDITIONING

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

Your boss is conditioning you to come to work and work hard. At the end of the two weeks, she gives you a pay check.What type of Operant Conditioning is this?

A	Positive Reinforcement
B	Negative Reinforcement
C	Positive Punishment
D	Negative Punishment

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Operant conditioning in business refers to generating behavior responses based on rewards or negative results with a direct relationship between the two. For example, an employee may respond to more service calls to earn a bonus.

Detailed explanation-2: -A child is scolded (unpleasant event) for ignoring homework (undesirable behavior.) A parent gives a child a time-out (unpleasant consequence) for throwing tantrums (unwanted behavior.) The police gives a driver a ticket (unpleasant stimulus) for speeding (unwanted behavior.)

Detailed explanation-3: -A child throws a tantrum because he/she didn’t get the candy bar. So, his/her father gets him one. He/She then stops the tantrum i.e. something unpleasant is avoided, and his/her father’s behavior of getting candy will increase.

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