Sonia first trains her new dog by saying good dog before giving him a food treat. She then trains her dog to sit and stay, saying good dog when he provides the correct behavior; while continuing to periodically provide a food treat. Sonia is using which method(s)?
a. operant conditioning only
b. operant conditioning and observational learning
c. classical conditioning and operant conditioning
d. classical conditioning only
Question 2
Nick wants to encourage his 6-year-old daughter, Anna, to help with family chores. He makes an outline of a rainbow with seven bands so that Anna can color in a band each time she does a chore. If she does seven chores in a week, coloring in the full rainbow, she gets 1. Nicks technique demonstrates which methods?
a. habituation, positive punishment, and a fixed interval schedule
b. shaping, negative reinforcement, and a variable interval schedule
c. chaining, negative punishment, and a variable ratio schedule
d. a token economy, positive reinforcement, and a fixed ratio schedule
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