In Operant Conditioning,discrimination Occurs When

question 16

Multiple Choice

In operant conditioning,discrimination occurs when

• A)a behavior is no longer reinforced and decreases in frequency.
• B)an organism responds appropriately to stimuli that signal that a behavior will or will not be reinforced.
• C)an organism performs a reinforced behavior in a different situation.
• D)an organism reverts to instinctive behavior that interferes with learning.

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Definitions:

Nonequivalent Control Group Design

A quasi-experimental design in which nonequivalent groups of subjects participate in the different experimental groups, and there is no pretest.

Single-case Experiments

An experimental research design focusing on the effects of an intervention on a single subject or case, allowing for detailed observation and analysis.

Dependent Variable

The outcome variable that researchers are interested in explaining or predicting, often influenced by the independent variable.

Multiple Baseline Design

Observing behavior before and after a manipulation under multiple circumstances (across different individuals, different behaviors, or different settings).