Operant Conditioning Can Be Used for All of the Following

question 51

Multiple Choice

Operant conditioning can be used for all of the following except

• A) learning new responses.
• B) learning to make an existing responseto a new stimulus
• C) decreasing the frequency of an existing response.
• Dcreasing the frequency of an existing response.

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Definitions:

Cultural Trade

the exchange of goods, services, ideas, and cultural practices between different societies and cultures.

North American Potlatch

A ceremonial feast or gathering among indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast of Canada and the United States, characterized by the distribution of gifts to affirm or establish status and prestige.

Generalized Reciprocity

A mode of exchange in which the value of the gift is not calculated, nor is the time of repayment specified.

Balanced Reciprocity

A mode of exchange in which the giving and the receiving are specific as to the value of the goods and the time of their delivery.