Nine-Month-Old Tyler Is Placed in Front of a Mirror with a Spot

question 68

Multiple Choice

Nine-month-old Tyler is placed in front of a mirror with a spot of rouge on his nose.Tyler will most likely:

• A)touch his own nose to wipe off the spot.
• B)touch the spot on the mirror,because he wants to wipe the spot off his own nose.
• C)touch the spot on the mirror,because he wonders why that other child has a spot on his nose.
• D)touch his own nose and then the mirror,because he recognizes his self.

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Definitions:

Punishment

A response aimed at reducing undesirable behavior by imposing negative consequences.

Abnormal Behavior

Actions, thoughts, or emotions that are unusual within a person’s own culture, cause personal distress, or interfere with a person’s ability to function in daily life.

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that occurs through rewards and punishments for behavior, which increases or decreases the likelihood of a behavior being repeated.

Classical Conditioning

A learning mechanism in which a neutral stimulus becomes associated with an innately meaningful stimulus and acquires the capacity to elicit a similar response.