Seven-Year Old Pat Does Not Like to Eat Broccoli and Does

question 229

Multiple Choice

Seven-year old Pat does not like to eat broccoli and does not like to clean his room. Pat's mother tells him that if he eats all his broccoli at dinner tonight then he will not have to clean his room tonight. In her effort to have Pat eat broccoli, Pat's mother is attempting to apply the process of

• A)behaviour modification through shaping
• B)operant extinction
• C)negative reinforcement
• D)response cost learning

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Definitions:

Secondary Reinforcer

A stimulus that has acquired the property of reinforcing behaviors through association with a primary reinforcer.

Watson

John B. Watson was an American psychologist who established the psychological school of behaviorism, emphasizing the importance of observable behaviors.

Pavlov

Refers to Ivan Pavlov, a Russian physiologist known for his work in classical conditioning, especially demonstrated through his experiments with dogs and the conditioned reflex.

Skinner

B.F. Skinner, an American psychologist known for his work in behaviorism and experimental analysis of behavior.