What Do You Predict Would Happen If Every Time a Toddler

question 311

Multiple Choice

What do you predict would happen if every time a toddler went in the shower she ended up choking on the water?

• A) The toddler would develop systematic desensitization.
• B) The toddler would need to undergo extinction.
• C) The toddler would develop a phobia of showers.
• D) The toddler would acquire a conditioned taste aversion.

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Definitions:

Maximizing Theory

A decision-making strategy aimed at choosing the option that offers the maximum potential benefit.

FR 10 Schedule

A fixed-ratio reinforcement schedule where reinforcement is provided after every tenth correct response, promoting high and steady rates of responding.

FR 40 Schedule

A type of fixed-ratio schedule where reinforcement is provided after a set number of responses, specifically 40 responses in this case.

Operant Chamber

An apparatus that creates an enclosed environment, used for the study of operant behavior within it.