CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

OPERANT CONDITIONING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Your car has a red, flashing light that blinks annoyingly if you start the car without buckling the seat belt. You become less likely to start the car without buckling the seat belt.Identify the theory which best describes how this behaviour was learnt.
A
Classical conditioning
B
Operant conditioning
C
Observational learning
D
Social learning theory
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The behavior of not buckling the seat belt decreases. Your car has a red, flashing light that blinks annoyingly if you start the car without buckling the seat belt. You become less likely to start the car without buckling the seat belt. This example is classical conditioning because nausea is an automatic response.

Detailed explanation-2: -1. A classic example of negative reinforcement is the beeping noise your car makes when you haven’t buckled your seat belt. The car makes this beeping noise in order to increase the likelihood of you buckling your seatbelt (so, buckling your seatbelt is the desired behavior).

Detailed explanation-3: -Negative reinforcement involves the relief of something undesirable being removed. An example would be when you get into your car and it starts beeping before you put on your seatbelt. The beeping is undesirable and engaging in the behaviour of putting on your seatbelt removes the beep.

Detailed explanation-4: -Matt regularly buckles his seat belt simply because it turns off the car’s irritating warning buzzer. This best illustrates the value of: negative reinforcement.

Detailed explanation-5: -6 Examples of Positive Punishment in Practice Yelling at a child for bad behavior. Forcing them to do an unpleasant task when they misbehave. Adding chores and responsibilities when he fails to follow the rules. Assigning students who forget to turn in their assignment extra work.

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