In operant conditioning, reinforcement is?
B) Maintained by associations made with other learned stimuli.
C) Defined by the effect that it produces--increasing or strengthening behavior.
D) Based upon behaviors that are elicited by discriminative stimuli.
The wording of the answers are very weird which makes it hard for me to know that answer, here is an except from the book that may help someone answer my question, I couldn't translate this excerpt to one of the answers above because the wording is weird but maybe someone else can.
"Reinforcement - The occurrence of stimulus or event following a response that increases the likelihood of that response being repeated."
Any help is greatly appriciated, thanks!
Answer:
I agree. B is the most logical answer.
It's not C, because it is not specified that the reinforcement is positive reinforcement. It could be negative reinforcement as well, acting as a punishment to weaken or decrease behavior.
Not D, because not all stimuli are discriminated. For example, fear is something rarely observable, but acts as a negative reinforcer.
A is true, but is also true of classical conditioning. Operant conditioning is unique in that the reactions are learned rather than innate.
B
I would say B
probably C
B
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