Which of the following experiments involves the use of operant conditioning? | Psychology

Which of the following experiments involves the use of operant conditioning? | Psychology

Operant Conditioning which is also called instrumental conditioning was firstly described by an American physiologist B.F Skinner. It involves associating between a voluntary behavior and a consequence.

Incentives are rewarded to the learner in the case of operant conditioning. In operant conditioning, the reactions came from the animal’s own wish, so it is a voluntary response.

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Which of the following experiments involves the use of operant conditioning? | Psychology

Answer: Rewarding a child for finishing his oatmeal mush and counting how many times the child needs to be rewarded before he finishes his oatmeal voluntarily

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