Lori always yells at her 5-year-old son Jake when he won't get dressed for school. Although she has been yelling at him to get dressed nearly every day for months,
he still
does not comply when she asks him to get dressed. Operant conditioning would explain
this by pointing out that
5-year-olds are trying to exert their independence.
Jake has come to associate mornings with yelling.
Lori's yelling is not working as a punishment.
Jake is fearful that he will appear incompetent at school.
Question 2In operational conditioning, reinforcements have what effect on an individual's behavior?
make the behavior more likely to reoccur
make the behavior less likely to reoccur
ensure that the behavior will remain constant
cause an individual to think harder about his or her behavior
Question 3In operational conditioning, punishment has what effect on an individual's behavior?
makes the behavior more likely to reoccur
makes the behavior less likely to reoccur
ensures that the behavior will completely disappear
causes an individual to think harder about his or her behavior
Question 4In operant conditioning, reinforcers:
are easy to determine.
diminish behaviors which they follow.
strengthen behaviors which they follow.
are sometimes pleasant and sometimes unpleasant.
Question 5Which of the following behaviors would most likely continue as a result of operant conditioning?
playing the lottery if you've won
driving over the speed limit while intoxicated
falling asleep after arriving home from a long day at work
feeling afraid while approaching an intersection at which you were involved in
an automobile accident
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