In Operant Conditioning, to Shape Someone's Behaviour Means You

question 24

Multiple Choice

In operant conditioning, to shape someone's behaviour means you

• A) approximate the behaviour you want and stop there.
• B) start off by rewarding behaviour which is close to what you want, then behaviour that is closer to what you want, and finally only that behaviour which you actually want
• C) mould the person to possess the characteristics you want him or her to have.
• D) train the person over several days.

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Definitions:

Retrieval Cues

Stimuli that assist in the recall of information stored in memory, facilitating the access to memories.

Theta Waves

Brainwave activity in the frequency range of 4-7Hz, typically associated with drowsiness or the early stages of sleep.

Recency Effect

A cognitive bias that makes people more likely to remember the last items in a series.

Primacy Effect

The tendency to remember information at the beginning of a list better than the information that follows.