Author Question: According to Guthrie's theory of learning, if I wish to acquire the habit of leaving my keys on the ... (Read 18 times)

dalyningkenk · **on:** Jun 21, 2018

According to Guthrie's theory of learning, if I wish to acquire the habit of leaving my keys on the hallway table when I enter the house, I should

A) deliberately and repeatedly practice entering the house and leaving the keys on the table.
B) reinforce my behavior when I happen to leave my keys on the hallway table.
C) punish my behavior when I happen to leave my keys elsewhere.
D) Both b and c are correct.

Question 2

According to Guthrie's theory of learning, the basic rule for breaking a bad habit in a certain setting is to:

A) practice the correct behavior in that setting.
B) punish each occurrence of the habit in that setting.
C) apply a DRO procedure.
D) apply the reinforcement procedure to the habit.