An Example of a Behavior That Is Learned Through Operant

question 23

Multiple Choice

An example of a behavior that is learned through operant conditioning is ________.

• A) cleaning up your room to get your parents' approval
• B) blinking in response to a flash of light
• C) sneezing in response to dust
• D) pulling one's hand away from a flame

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Definitions:

Dual Representation Hypothesis

Proposal that children under age 3 have difficulty grasping spatial relationships because of the need to keep more than one mental representation in mind at the same time.

Scale Errors

A developmental phenomenon in which young children attempt to perform actions on miniature objects as if they were full-size, indicating a misunderstanding of size and scale.

Piaget's Theory

A theory of cognitive development that describes how children construct a mental model of the world.

Habituation

A psychological learning process wherein there is a decrease in response to a stimulus after being repeatedly exposed to it.