Question

​27.​One of the websites that you’ve recently visited was a site describing techniques for parents to manage their children’s behavior. You notice that many of the techniques are based on operant conditioning. These techniques share what in common?

a.

using consequences to influence behavior

b.

using observation and imitation

c.

pairing UCS with CS

d.

associating UCS with UCR

Answer 1

• ANSWER-using consequences to influence behavior, since the techniques mentioned on the website are based on operant conditioning prinicples and not observational learning principles.
  
• Operant conditioning, is learning that occurs based on the consequences of behavior and can involve the learning of new actions.
• Operant conditioning (sometimes referred to as instrumental conditioning) is a method of learning that occurs through rewards and punishments for behavior. Through operant conditioning, an association is made between a behavior and a consequence for that behavior.
• Observational learning is sometimes also referred to as shaping, modeling, and vicarious reinforcement. While it can take place at any point in life, it tends to be the most common during childhood as children learn from the authority figures and peers in their lives.