Penny, a Kindergartner, Wants to Learn How to Draw a Letter

question 27

Multiple Choice

Penny, a kindergartner, wants to learn how to draw a letter Q the way it appears in her coloring book. Penny's teacher watches her carefully and reinforces every attempt Penny makes to draw the letter Q correctly until the child actually draws the letter properly. This best demonstrates

• A) shaping.
• B) negative reinforcement.
• C) classical conditioning.
• D) spontaneous recovery.

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Definitions:

Control Processes

Mental and behavioral mechanisms by which individuals regulate their thoughts, emotions, and actions in pursuit of goals.

Information-Processing Theorists

Scholars who study how human beings process information, including how they perceive, analyze, store, and recall information.

Sensory Register

The component of memory that receives and holds input from the sensory systems for a very short period of time, allowing the brain to process and respond to this information.

Information-Processing Theorists

Psychologists who study how human beings process information, considering the mind as a computer where information comes in, is processed, and leads to certain outcomes.