You Locate a Vending Machine and Deposit Your Last Bit

question 380

Multiple Choice

You locate a vending machine and deposit your last bit of change to buy a candy bar.Then you press the button, and nothing happens.You press the other buttons, try the coin return, and look for an attendant.Still nothing happens.Impulsively, you give the machine a little kick, and out pops a candy bar plus 75 cents.Because your kick produced food and money, the odds of repeating the "kicking response" increase.This situation illustrates

• A) classical conditioning.
• B) vicarious conditioning.
• C) the law of association.
• D) the law of effect.

---

Definitions:

Conforming

The act of aligning one's beliefs, attitudes, or behaviors with those of a group or societal norms, sometimes at the expense of personal preferences.

Asch's Experiment

Asch's Experiment was a psychological study conducted by Solomon Asch that demonstrated the power of conformity in groups, showing how peer pressure could influence an individual to make an incorrect judgement.

Influence Findings

The results or outcomes of research that indicate the effects or impacts of one factor on another within a study.

Social Impact Theory

A theory which suggests that the amount of influence a person experiences in group settings varies based on the strength, immediacy, and number of people in the group.