According to Operant Conditioning, When a Consequence Strengthens the Behaviour

question 294

Multiple Choice

According to operant conditioning, when a consequence strengthens the behaviour it follows then ___________ has occurred.

• A)generalization
• B)reinforcement
• C)response cost punishment
• D)aversive punishment

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Definitions:

Stimulus Generalization

The tendency for the conditioned response to be evoked by stimuli that are similar to the stimulus that was initially conditioned.

Stimulus Discrimination

The ability to distinguish between different stimuli, recognizing differences that are important for making different responses.

Shaping

An operant-conditioning procedure in which successive approximations of a desired response are reinforced.

Vicarious Conditioning

Learning that occurs by observing the reactions of others to an environmental stimulus, rather than through direct experience.