A Grade 8 student improves test performance only when praised publicly. This best illustrates :
Operant conditioning
In this scenario, the student's improved performance (a voluntary behaviour) occurs specifically because it is followed by public praise, which acts as a positive reinforcer.
This behaviour-consequence relationship, where a voluntary response increases in frequency or strength due to a reinforcing consequence, is the defining feature of operant conditioning.
The law of readiness relates to a learner's preparedness to act, insight learning involves sudden understanding without trial and error, and classical conditioning involves associating two stimuli (not a voluntary response with a consequence) — none of these fit this scenario.
Hence, this best illustrates operant conditioning.
Similar Questions
Thorndike's Trial and error learning is limited because it:
A student who stops participating after harsh criticism demonstrates limitation of:
A facilitator who combines group discussion and reinforcement, is using :
Operant conditioning mainly deals with :
Continuous reinforcement produces behaviour that :
Operant conditioning differs from classical conditioning because it :
Negative reinforcement differs from punishment because it :
Which of Thorndike's primary laws of learning suggests that a response followed by a satisfying state of affairs is more likely to recur when the situation is repeated ?
Thorndike's 'Trial-and-Error' theory implies that learning is the result of establishing connections between :
A student improves handwriting after repeated practice. This reflects Thorndike's :
Important Questions from Theories & Concepts of Behaviorism
- Identify among the following the contribution of behaviourism
A) Objective observation
B) Introspection
C) Role of environment in shaping behaviour
D) Use of reinforcement and rewards
Choose the correct answer: - Which of the following are innate behaviours :
(a) Reflexes
(b) Taxes
(c) Fixed Action Patterns
(d) Genotype
Codes : Thorndike's Trial and error learning is limited because it:
A student who stops participating after harsh criticism demonstrates limitation of:
- Which of the following is not a practice of a behaviouristic teacher?
