According to the principles of operant conditioning, which of the following allows for the rapid conditioning of an organism?
A) reward presented several minutes after an appropriate response
B) reward presented immediately after an appropriate response
C) reward presented several hours after an appropriate response
D) reward presented before the appropriate response occurs
Question 2
The variance of a distribution of differences between means is equal to
A) the difference between the variances of the two distributions of means.
B) the sum of the variances of the two distributions of means.
C) the difference between the two estimated population variances.
D) the sum of the two estimated population variances.
Operant conditioning, also known as trial-and-error learning.
A Simple Neural Model of Classical Conditioning
Figure 7.1 shows the rapid decline in the trust of Americans in government since the 1960s. This de
An Operant Chamber
Technological advances are now so rapid that there can be cultural gaps between generations.
Memory for Operant-Conditioned Responses