Question
Which of the following terms explains the Reinforcement which is given only if a specific response is made ?
The correct answer is
Contingent Reinforcement
Contingent Reinforcement Explained
The term that describes reinforcement given only upon the occurrence of a specific response is Contingent Reinforcement. This means the reinforcement is conditional; it depends on the specific behavior happening first.
Understanding Reinforcement Types
Let's look at why the other options are not the best fit:
- Concurrent Reinforcement: This refers to situations where multiple reinforcement schedules operate simultaneously, and the individual can choose which one to respond to.
- Incremental Reinforcement: This involves gradually increasing the amount or frequency of reinforcement.
- Contingency Contract: This is a formal agreement outlining specific behaviors and their associated reinforcers, but it is the contract itself, not the type of reinforcement.
Contingent Reinforcement directly addresses the conditionality mentioned in the question – reinforcement is provided *if* and *only if* the specified response is made.
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Important Questions from Principles and theories of learning - Teaching
Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer by choosing from code given below :
List - I
(Concept)List - II
(Description)(a) Counter-conditioning (i) After conditioning, a new CS(B) when paired with already conditioned stimulus CS(A) and presented as a compound stimulus, little or no conditioning occurs to CS(B). (b) Blocking (ii) Elimination of undesirable behaviour by pairing CS with US other than the one that originally reinforced that behaviour. (c) Overshadowing (iii) Inhibition of conditioned response caused by conditioned emotional response. (d) Conditioned Suppression (iv) While using compound CS where one of its components is more salient than the other, only the salient component is conditioned.
Code :- Read each of the following statements - Assertion (A) and Reason (R); and indicate your answer using code given below :
Assertion (A): Premack principle, based on Probability-Differential Hypothesis, states that the opportunity to engage in a frequently occurring activity can be used to reinforce less frequently activity.
Reason (R) : According to Probability-Differential Hypothesis, restricted access to a response makes that response reinforcing and excessive access to that response makes that response punishing.
Code : - Salient features of classical conditioning are
1. Responses are voluntary.
2. Based on principle of association by contiguity.
3. Antecedent stimuli are important in forming association.
4. Goal is to increase the rate of an already occurring response.
5. Goal is to create a new response to stimulus.
Codes: - Read each of the following two statements – Assertion (A) and Reason (R) and indicate your answer using the codes given below :
Assertion (A): Conditioning fails to occur when unconditioned stimulus and conditioned stimulus are paired in a random order.
Reason (R) : Cognitive processes involving expectation play an important role in classical conditioning.
Codes: - Which of the following is an application of operant conditioning ?
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