Infants Tend to Repeat Stimulating Actions That First Occurred by Chance

question 26

Multiple Choice

Infants tend to repeat stimulating actions that first occurred by chance. In the context of Piaget's stages of development, this is an example of a primary circular reaction that focuses on __________.

• A) an infant's own body rather than on the external environment
• B) the external environment to the exclusion of other things
• C) external faces and internal representations of emotions
• D) the development of complex reflexes

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

A learning process whereby behaviors are influenced by consequences, including reinforcement and punishment, as proposed by B.F. Skinner.

Fundamental Principle

A basic concept or underlying rule that is foundational to a system, theory, or scientific discipline, guiding thinking and action.

Favourable Consequences

Positive outcomes or rewards that are likely to encourage a particular behavior to be repeated.

Primary Reinforcer

A stimulus that satisfies a basic survival need and thus inherently reinforces and increases the likelihood of a behavior associated with it.