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Operant Conditioning: Behavior Shaped by Consequences
Chapter 6, Problem 2(choose chapter or problem)
Which of the following is an example of operant conditioning?
a. Byron doesn’t go to the dentist because the last time he did, it was very painful.
b. Byron is afraid of dentists because the last time he went to the dentist, it was very painful.
c. Byron wants to go to the dentist because when his friend Gina went to the dentist, the dentist gave Gina a toy.
d. All of the above are examples of operant conditioning.
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QUESTION:
Which of the following is an example of operant conditioning?
a. Byron doesn’t go to the dentist because the last time he did, it was very painful.
b. Byron is afraid of dentists because the last time he went to the dentist, it was very painful.
c. Byron wants to go to the dentist because when his friend Gina went to the dentist, the dentist gave Gina a toy.
d. All of the above are examples of operant conditioning.
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Operant conditioning is the process where an organism learns a particular response through certain benefits or deprivation. In this type of conditioning, an organism can identify the connection between a certain response and the repercussions that follow.
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Operant Conditioning: Behavior Shaped by Consequences
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