You Would Be Most Likely to Use Operant Conditioning to Teach

question 6

Multiple Choice

You would be most likely to use operant conditioning to teach a dog to

• A) fear cars in the street.
• B) dislike the taste of dead birds.
• C) wag its tail whenever it is emotionally excited.
• D) retrieve sticks and balls.

---

Definitions:

Conditioned Taste Aversions

A learned aversion to a particular food or drink because it has been associated with an unpleasant or nauseating experience.

Heredity And Environment

The two principal factors that influence an individual's physical and psychological traits: genetic inheritance and external conditions or surroundings.

Behaviour Modification

A technique or intervention designed to change harmful or undesirable behaviors using principles of learning theory.

Operant Principles

The processes by which behaviors are strengthened or weakened over time through the consequences they produce, including reinforcement and punishment.